Click link for latest photo -- Lower outfield walls are a home run for Biloxi By Mary Perez, Biloxi Sun-Herald BILOXI -- The height of the outfield wall at MGM Stadium is being lowered 2 feet, saving the city money and increasing the chances of a home run ball. The City Council at Tuesday's meeting approved the change order, dropping the wall height from 10 to 8 feet and making other changes to poles and fences that will save the city $95,952. The move doesn't add any time to the construction schedule but lowers the contract price with W.G. Yates & Sons Construction to $29.4 million. "It's basically a cost-saving measure," said Tim Bennett, co-owner of the Biloxi Shuckers minor-league baseball team, which will play in the stadium this year. The reduced height could mean a few more balls will make it over the outfield wall, Bennett said. Although the team isn't sure when the stadium will be ready for the first pitch, Bennett said an announcement could come in the next few weeks of a national recording act performing there July 4. Construction is running ahead of schedule, he said, and the major work on the parking garage should be complete this week. The first scheduled home game is April 20 with Jacksonville, and Bennett said if the stadium isn't ready for play, the team will make other arrangements. Pitchers and catchers will report to spring training in Mesa, Ariz., in late February and the rest of the team will report in March. Bennett said he will split his time between Arizona and Biloxi as he continues to oversee stadium construction.