BK and I are PMing, FYI.
I don't really have insight into the new facility, I saw the plans, and they look great, and the school is on board with it. They see baseball as the next program to get the upgrade.
Funding will be all private and I think they have several million already. Maybe their recent MLB signees will help close that gap!
As far as the coach, he is 1st class. I have never heard a negative about him, as others have shared in this board. BK and I are talking about how impressive they are at developing players.
Conference status --- who the heck knows, the rumors change daily as with all conference chatter.
How many attend the games? According to some current UConn students and my nephew, baseball gets a pretty good turnout, and I promise that will grow exponentially starting in 2014 spring, given the size of my CT-Boston area extended family! And they are loud!
