ALL IN FOR
EXCELLENCE
Ryan Zimmerman
Makes Significant
Gift To Support
Virginia Baseball
Ryan Zimmerman, a former All-American third baseman at
Virginia and current member of the Washington Nationals, has
made a $1 million commitment to the Virginia Athletics Foundation
to support the Cavalier baseball program.
The Virginia athletics department is currently evaluating an
expansion of Davenport Field that would replace bleacher seating
down the right-field line with permanent chairback seats, add suites
and field-level club seats, create offices for the baseball coaching
staff and add additional player development areas underneath the new
grandstand. The final cost of the project is to be determined, as is the
review and approval as part of the University's guidelines for capital
projects. Zimmerman's contribution will help fund the expansion
project, which will begin once all of the funds have been raised.
"The stadium expansion project is very important to the future of
Virginia baseball and the development of players in the program.
I am proud to be a Cavalier and would not be the person or player I
am today without my experiences at the University of Virginia. This is
a tremendous opportunity to give back and maintain a standard of
excellence that will keep Virginia baseball among the best programs in
college baseball. I hope others will join me in support of this project."
— R y a n Z i m m e r m a n
PHOTOS
BY
MATT
RILEY/COURTESY
UVA
