Loose Diamond

New Ballpark Gem Sets Round Rock Apart

Photo By John Anderson

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Highway 79 on game day. The road heads east, and the stone and steel is quickly replaced by ranch land, cattle, and the occasional tractor trailer that lumbers by. Just as the final shreds of urbanization dissolve in the rearview mirror, something big looms on the horizon: the Dell Diamond, just another field of dreams.

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