Since its 1947 opening, Rosenblatt Stadium, then called Omaha Municipal Stadium, stood out.”It had a metal foundation from the steps and where the seats were on so you could stomp your feet when you’re creating a lot of noise,” recounted CWS Chairman Jack Diesing Jr.”It was like ‘We have come to the Mecca of college baseball.'”Everyone who experienced the magic of the Blatt has a story to share. Bill Lamberty’s first CWS Rosenblatt experience was in 1973.”My mind always goes to friendships, all my friends,” Lamberty said. “The gorilla ball days when players were just crashing home runs out of Rosenblatt. I remember seeing Pat Burrell of Miami hit one over the old scoreboard!”Libby Krecek’s first Rosenblatt game came in 1991, the last time Creighton made the College World Series.”Heartbroken that they lost to Wichita State twice,” said Krecek. “It really was a community-wide effort to support the series, whether there was a local team in or not.”Memories and relationships forged from all walks of life make Rosenblatt Stadium timeless and the College World Series magical.”That’s part of the great thing, is that you kind of build connections and relationships with so many different people that you never would have encountered otherwise,” said Lamberty.”You’d hear people say, ‘Oh, this is my first time in Omaha, but we’ll be back,’ … because of the College World Series,” said Krecek.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
Since its 1947 opening, Rosenblatt Stadium, then called Omaha Municipal Stadium, stood out.
“It had a metal foundation from the steps and where the seats were on so you could stomp your feet when you’re creating a lot of noise,” recounted CWS Chairman Jack Diesing Jr.
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“It was like ‘We have come to the Mecca of college baseball.'”
Everyone who experienced the magic of the Blatt has a story to share. Bill Lamberty’s first CWS Rosenblatt experience was in 1973.
“My mind always goes to friendships, all my friends,” Lamberty said. “The gorilla ball days when players were just crashing home runs out of Rosenblatt. I remember seeing Pat Burrell of Miami hit one over the old scoreboard!”
Libby Krecek’s first Rosenblatt game came in 1991, the last time Creighton made the College World Series.
“Heartbroken that they lost to Wichita State twice,” said Krecek. “It really was a community-wide effort to support the series, whether there was a local team in or not.”
Memories and relationships forged from all walks of life make Rosenblatt Stadium timeless and the College World Series magical.
“That’s part of the great thing, is that you kind of build connections and relationships with so many different people that you never would have encountered otherwise,” said Lamberty.
“You’d hear people say, ‘Oh, this is my first time in Omaha, but we’ll be back,’ … because of the College World Series,” said Krecek.
NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
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