Earl E Wilson Baseball Stadium

I have been a part of UNLV for nearly a decade as either a student or employee. And yet tonight was my first time checking out a UNLV baseball game. It all started with an email I saw yesterday advertising $ 2 Tuesday. $ 2 game tickets when purchased online. $ 2 hot dogs. $ 2 off beer. That sounds like an ideal way to spend a Tuesday evening. So I grabbed my dad and hit the ball park.
This was not the ideal evening I had planned on. It was cool and windy tonight. A little uncomfortable for me but not too bad. Where I was sitting on the 3^rd base line was mostly sheltered from the windin fact, it looked like most every seat is sheltered from the wind as long as it doesn’t blow from the North. Tonight it was blowing from the Southwest. The announcers box, bleacher wall, concessions wall and bathroom walls do a good job blocking. And walking up some steps to get in and down to sit lead to futher protection. What they could not protect against was the stadium lights that would not turn on on the first base line. The game had to be delayed by 7:20, or mid 3^rd inning, until an electrician could make the necessary fixes. My dad and I left at this point because we were cold and felt we had seen our $ 2 worth of baseball.
Overall, I am impressed with Earl E Wilson Stadium. The seats are nice. The price is right even without it being $ 2 Tuesday. The grass is well maintained. The restrooms are acceptably clean. And they have a nice meatball sandwich. It isn’t the largest meatball sub I’ve had but it was better than I expected it to be. Four or five fresh tasting meatballs on a toasted roll with pleanty cheese. It was more than a $ 2 hot dog but this is Vegas and I am willing to bet it was better too.

Concessions are fine. Every seat is a good seat. The problem is the timing of college baseball season with Las Vegas weather and the lack if NO shaded seating no matter the time of day is a horrible design flaw.
Otherwise a good time.

I went to my first college baseball stadium game today, two actually as this was the second day of the Rebel Classic. Hawaii v Bradley played first, then Loyola Marymount v UNLV. I kind of expected a larger stadium, due to exposure from watching professional baseball games on TV, but after awhile, it grew on me. UNLV students get in free which is always a bonus. I just flashed my ID card at the gate and walked in.
After the first game, I switched over to the Home side where UNLV would be playing and met a bunch of really nice people, albeit crazy for the love of the game. They were awesome and told me stories about players and baseball, as well as heckling the other team with shouts of «Hey!» and barking noises. It was a lot of fun to be in the middle of it all. One kid even got a baseball just for sitting near the dug out with his dad.
The bathrooms were clean and the hot dog I bought at the concession stand was warm and delicious. This was my first college baseball stadium and it was certainly a great one.
Best part? UNLV won it in the bottom of the ninth. Go Rebels!

To be completely honest, this is the only college baseball stadium I’ve ever been to. Been to plenty of major league parks and a handful of minor league parks, but never a college stadium.
Not sure if it’s a normal occurrence, but when I went, the tickets were for general admission. Which on a non-​crowded day is awesome, but could be annoying for a crowded day. The seats were comfortable enough. Okay width, okay seat pitch. Most of the stadium is seats, there were a few bleachers but not many.
Concessions were boring. The normal hot dog and nachos stuff.
Bathrooms were somewhat clean.
Being that it’s Vegas, they could really use an overhang and create some shade. It wasn’t too terrible when I went, but I could imagine it being dreadfully hot during the late spring.
Parking was free and easy.