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| - This is my first collegiate baseball game I have been to without actually being in the game as a player which is saying a lot. I drive home from work through the back side roads of south west Scottsdale to get to and from work and drive right by the sun devils baseball stadium. AZ wildcats vs Sun devils so I had to check it out! The stadium is right next to Papago Sonoran desert habitat and the desert botanical gardens both of which are worthy of seeing on their own. However, this is a great ball park! Plus, it is not a dry collegiate stadium! All be it, expensive to drink here, but having one or 2 beers here to relax after work was worth it.
The reason I did not give this 5 stars was because I felt the collegiate atmosphere was lacking a little. Ball player's friends, girlfriends, parents and people who just love to watch baseball were there, but not in the numbers I expected in a city known for its baseball talent. I see talented players from Phoenix/Scottsdale going to much less credible schools than ASU, academically, and I'm left wondering why? If you are a ballplayer from here with a scholarship to Stanford, Georgia, or Texas, I can understand leaving and going elsewhere as your talent may take you places. Otherwise, why on earth would you want to leave one of the top ranked party schools in the nation!?
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