Oklahoma City purchases 240 Sports Complex

The City of Oklahoma City Parks Department (OKC Parks) today announced the purchase of the 240 Sports Complex in south Oklahoma City. The site will undergo a 12-month renovation with plans to re-open the site in time for Spring 2020 softball and baseball play.

The City closed on the property last week for a cost in the region of $1million. Specific plans for the renovations are currently being developed. The project is funded by Better Streets, Safer City bond program funds for new public parks in Ward 4.

The complex is located at 3820 E Interstate 240 Service Road, on the south side of the freeway, just east of the I-35 interchange and just west of South Sunnylane Road.

“With the purchase of the sports complex, OKC Parks is filling a void in the sports community,” said Parks Director Doug Kupper. “The complex will have eight quality fields in one location and the facility will attract local, state and regional softball and baseball tournaments, which the City is currently lacking.”

Recreational leagues for both adult and youth softball will be offered through OKC Parks, and the complex will also be available for outside tournament play.

“OKC has needed a quality softball/baseball complex for some time. Being the home to USA Softball and the NCAA Women’s College World Series, we have established ourselves as the softball mecca,” said Sue Hollenbeck, Visit OKC’s Director of Sports Business.

“Visit OKC is constantly being asked by event holders for fields and dates to play, and we have been unable to accommodate them because of lack of fields. With this complex, we will now be able to work with national and even international organizations wanting to hold youth to senior softball events here. It’s a perfect fit. We are quite excited.”

For more information about the 240 Sports Complex, contact the OKC Parks at https://www.okc.gov/departments/parks-recreation/contact-us or call (405) 297-1446.