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BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Construction for Jim Perry Stadium, the new home of the Campbell University baseball program, began this week.

View a photo gallery of this week's stadium construction progress here.

The steel frame for the structure was delivered and installed, putting the skeleton for the new grandstand in place.

Campbell announced plans for the new facility in early November.

The ballpark is named for the 1970 Cy Young Award winner, Jim Perry, who attended Campbell from 1956-59. He then went on to play professional baseball for 17 years in the American League after signing with the Cleveland Indians organization.

During his career, he won 215 games while striking out 1,576 batters in 3,286 innings. He also hurled 32 shutouts and compiled a 3.45 ERA.

Jim Perry Stadium will feature total seating for 630, including 310 chair-backed seats, plus bleacher-backs and disability access. The new grandstand will span nearly from dugout to dugout.