OKC Council approves $25.4 million indoor softball facility at Devon Park

Ryan Sharp, The OklahomanWed, May 6, 2026 at 10:09 AM UTC

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The city council has approved plans for an indoor softball facility to be built next to Devon Park in northeast Oklahoma City.

In a unanimous vote, councilors on Tuesday, May 5, approved plans to move forward with the bidding process for construction of the facility, which is estimated to cost about $25.4 million.

The construction of the indoor facility, as well as other improvements at Devon Park, will be funded in large part by a bond issue approved by Oklahoma City voters in 2025. Oklahoma City-based STUDIO Architecture created the design for the indoor facility.

Construction is anticipated to begin this summer and be completed in late 2027 before the 2028 Women's College World Series and before Oklahoma City hosts Olympic softball for the 2028 Games.

The two-story facility will include two practice fields equipped with nets that can be lowered for batting and pitching practice, team locker rooms and a sports medicine center that will include a weight room and hydrotherapy.

The plans approved Tuesday also call for a climate-controlled walkway for teams to get to the stadium field from the practice facility. The building also will include a secured, private entrance for teams.

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Where will the new OKC indoor softball facility be built?

The new facility will be built in what is now a parking lost just west of Devon Park. The two-level structure will be built into a hill that runs to the west side of the property.

This overhead view of the Oklahoma City softball facility shows where the new indoor practice facility will be built (outlined in red).Who designed the indoor softball facility being built at Devon Park?

Oklahoma City-based STUDIO Architecture presented its design to the city council on Tuesday. STUDIO Director of Architecture Patrick Schoenfeldt presented the design to the council.

STUDIO Architecture has designed several high-profile athletic facilities in Oklahoma in recent years, including O'Brate Stadium (Oklahoma State's baseball facility), the Sports Performance Center at the University of Central Oklahoma, the Griffin Family Performance Center at the University of Oklahoma's Lloyd Noble Center and Neal Patterson Soccer Stadium at OSU.

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STUDIO Architecture presented renderings to the Oklahoma City Council on Tuesday, May 5, showing what the planned indoor softball facility at Devon Park will look like.What will be inside the new practice facility at Devon Park? -

Practice fields: The facility will have two practice fields divided by a partition where teams can practice and warm up before games at Devon Park. Each practice area will have a full infield and the ability to drop nets for three hitting cages and two pitching lanes.

Locker rooms: Two 800-square-foot locker rooms will be included on the first level. Each locker room will have 25 lockers and restroom facilities, including showers, vanities and toilets.

Team nutrition area: Each locker room will have a nutrition bar/kitchenette.

Equipment room/laundry facility: The equipment room will have spaces for team-related gear and pass-through laundry drops connected to an adjacent laundry room.

Training room: A 367-square-foot training room will be located on the first floor and will have space for up to six training tables for player taping and treatment.

Weight room/hydrotherapy: An 806-square-foot weight room will be located near the training room and be attached to a hydrotherapy room that will have four ice tubs.

Upper level: The second floor of the facility will house a team meeting room with three rows of variable-height tables and chairs, a media meeting room, administration offices and a main lobby area.

Rendering shows what one of the practice fields will look like inside a planned indoor softball facility that will be built next to Devon Park in Oklahoma City.

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