Plans may soon be developed to build a new multi-use sports park that will go up nearly 20 miles to the southeast of El Paso.
Members of the Socorro City Council have given their unanimous approval to putting together an action plan that will lead to the building of a baseball and softball instructional space with both outdoor and indoor fields.
The project could also see the building of a sporting goods shop.
The proposal has been advanced by a company called D-Bat, which operates nearly 150 baseball and softball training facilities throughout the country, particularly in Texas and the South.
Launched in 1998 in Addison, Texas, D-Bat is known locally for its 16,000-square-foot facility at 8455 Grand Vista Drive in El Paso.
The company reportedly saw more than $1.3 million in revenue last year.
As envisioned, the Socorro facility will be built to National Collegiate Athletic Association standards. Manny Medina, general manager for the D-Bat facility in El Paso, told Socorro council members that the proposed facility could make Soccoro the “mega of sports, the mega of tradition.”
By Garry Boulard
