MFHS to host ‘last pitch’ ahead of Scearce Field closure, April 24
The first team to play at Scearce Field as pictured at the beginning of the 1993 baseball season. MFISD photo
A “last pitch” ceremony will be held on the night of Friday, April 24, following the Marble Falls High School baseball team’s final home game of the season to celebrate Scearce Field and the memories it holds before its permanent closure.
Former baseball head coach Ronnie Scearce will make his way to the mound to throw the final pitch following the conclusion of Friday night’s game, surrounded by Mustang baseball alumni, before the field is shut down due to the upcoming construction of a new baseball facility.
Scearce Field was built in 1992 with the help of $65,000 in school board funding and volunteer work from Marble Falls locals.
Nearly all of the labor to build the field came from community members who devoted their time and energy to its construction, including diligent work from coach Scearce himself.
“Its pretty incredible to be in a small town and have a piece of history like that,” Athletic Director Keri Timmerman told DailyTrib. “To have coach Scearce be a part of the building and naming the facility after him is a pretty special thing, and to have the opportunity to continue that honor with the last pitch.”
A granite monument was erected after the field’s completion in 1992 to recognize those who contributed to building the field, which, according to Assistant Superintendent of Administration Stan Whittle, will be refurbished and relocated pending the field’s demolition.
The new field that will replace Scearce Field is part of a nearly $8 million baseball facility funded by MFISD’s $172.2 million bond package passed in May 2025, and will undergo construction over the next several months.
The estimated completion date of the new facility is around Dec. 31, 2026. The facility will include a new baseball field, dugouts, clubhouse, detention pond, and excavation work.