Winter Park baseball stadium in a pickle

The search for a minor league baseball stadium site continues as Winter Park announced that Harper-Shepherd Field has been ruled out for consideration, according to an official statement from the city released on Friday.

A proposal to build a new, 2,500-seat stadium at Harper-Shepherd Field at Rollins College surfaced last month, with the stadium set to be built by spring 2016.

The $33 million project would have included a 48-car parking garage as well.

“The city is continuing to explore other alternatives,” the statement read.

The announcement came the same day as a reported Rollins College meeting over the baseball stadium. Under the proposed deal Rollins College would have obtained ownership of the field and used it for college baseball games.