Lowertown ballpark: CHS Field's grass goes in Wednesday

The St. Paul Saints on Jan. 30, 2014, unveiled three new renderings of the regional ballpark in Lowertown, including this view of the Suite Level. (Image courtesy of the St. Paul Saints)

St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman will be the first to break in the freshly-laid sod on Wednesday morning when he plays catch at the new regional ballpark in Lowertown.

The $64 million, city-owned CHS Field will be home to the independent league St. Paul Saints and Hamline University's Piper Baseball team when it officially opens off 5th and Broadway in May 2015. Contractors affiliated with the Ryan Companies will begin laying sod on the ball field at 8 a.m. The mayor is expected to take the mound around 11 a.m.

The Saints recently ended their 22-year run at Midway Stadium on Energy Park Drive. The 12-acre site will be converted by the St. Paul Port Authority and United Properties into an office and light manufacturing center. The building, which will measure up to 200,000 square feet, could open in 2016.

More information is online at lowertownballpark.com.

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Lowertown ballpark: CHS Field's grass goes in Wednesday