Former Husker baseball coach talks new Lincoln youth sports complex

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Former Husker baseball coach Darin Erstad said the new Lincoln youth sports complex will help keep baseball and softball in Nebraska.

Erstad, who serves as a board member for the Lincoln Youth Complex, said tournaments are often held out of state.

He felt it was time for Nebraska to be home to large tournaments.

Erstad said the facility will serve underprivileged kids with free programs, while also being a recruitment tool for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

“Kids from outside of the state get to come here and see, you know, what it’s like to live in Lincoln, Nebraska,” he said.

The Lincoln Youth Complex will be built on the southeast side of North 1st Street and Cornhusker Highway, north of Oak Lake Park.

Construction is set to begin in spring 2023, with completion scheduled for late fall 2024.

The complex will house two championship fields, five youth fields and an additional field designated for Homer’s Heroes, which is a special needs baseball program.

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