This is the first football game held inside the Minnesota Twins’ seven-year-old stadium. Both St. Thomas and St. John’s are ranked in the top 10. (TommieMedia/Carolyn Meyer)
Target Field officials expect 35,000 tickets to be sold. Members of the Twins grounds crew placed stencils on the 30-yard line. (TommieMedia/ Carolyn Meyer)
Ten members of the grounds crew install a temporary goal post behind the east end zone. (Carolyn Meyer/TommieMedia)
A Twins staff member sprays the Tommie crest on the 50-yard line. Target Field began its baseball-to-football transition Monday morning. (Carolyn Meyer/TommieMedia)
Saturday’s game will be the 87th matchup between the Tommies and the Johnnies. Last year St. Thomas defeated St. John’s 33-21 at Clemsen Stadium. (TommieMedia/Carolyn Meyer)
Target Field officials are busy preparing the Minnesota Twins stadium for the annual Tommie-Johnnie rivalry matchup on Saturday. TommieMedia’s Carolyn Meyer captured the baseball to football transition.