Jonesboro, AR — (Contributed) — March 12, 2025 — Arkansas State baseball announced plans to dedicate Slayton Family Field on Saturday, March 15, during its series against Marshall at 6 p.m. inside Tomlinson Stadium-Slayton Family Field.
The pregame ceremony and first pitch will celebrate the Slayton Family Foundation’s significant contributions to A-State, including a donation to the Red Wolves Foundation to provide programmatic support of Red Wolves baseball.
Slayton Family Field will be the first artificial playing surface in the history of Tomlinson Stadium, with field dimensions extending 325 feet in left and right field while center field sits 385 feet away from home plate. In addition, two bullpens were built at the foul poles in left and right field, and the scoreboard has been replaced with a state-of-the-art videoboard ahead of the 2025 campaign.
“On behalf of our entire baseball team, I want to express how grateful we are to the Slayton Family Foundation for their tremendous support,” said A-State head baseball coach Mike Silva. “This allows us to fulfill a critical need for a new turf surface that will elevate our program in numerous ways, and we are proud that our players will now be representing Arkansas State University on Slayton Family Field.”
The Slayton Family Foundation is dedicated to enhancing sports and education in the community, reflecting founder Joe Slayton’s commitment to fostering athletic excellence and academic achievement.
Slayton was a football letterman at A-State from 1976-79 and Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity member. He was twice named All-Southland Conference as a player, tabbed the starting punter on Arkansas State’s All-Centennial Football Team that was announced in 2014 and inducted into the A-State Athletics Hall of Honor in 2021.