This Friday, Gopher Baseball will honor alum Glen Perkins and his family for their significant financial investment in both Siebert Field and the indoor training center connected to the park with the naming of the Glen Perkins Family Baseball Performance Center.

“On behalf of the Golden Gopher Baseball program, I want to say thank you to Glen and Alisha Perkins for their generous and inspiring gift, allowing us to build a state-of-the-art performance center at Siebert Field,” said Head Coach John Anderson. “Glen remains one of the all-time Gopher greats and his willingness to give back in such a significant manner will allow future teams to stay competitive at the Big Ten and NCAA level. Since it opened in March 2016, the Baseball Performance Center has provided an incredible, year-round experience for our players to develop their baseball skills in an awesome facility.”

The Glen Perkins Family Baseball Performance Center is an indoor training space built onto the existing structure of Siebert Field. With three large doors facing the field’s concourse, the facility can be open during the warmer months, but closed to maintain a comfortable temperature throughout the winter. Inside, student-athletes have access to three batting tunnels, a video review system and a team meeting space.

The Perkins family will be on hand to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Siebert Field on Friday evening before Minnesota takes on Indiana in the opening game of the teams’ Big Ten Conference series. Prior to first pitch, there will also be a brief dedication ceremony to celebrate the renaming of the performance center.

First pitch between the Gophers and Hoosiers is set for just after 6:30 p.m.