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USF Baseball Stadium Location Bull Run Drive, Tampa, FL, USA Coordinates 28°03′31″N 82°24′17″W / 28.05866°N 82.404649°WCoordinates: 28°03′31″N 82°24′17″W / 28.05866°N 82.404649°W Broke ground 2010 Built Fall 2010-Spring 2011 Opened February 25, 2011 Owner University of South Florida Surface Natural grass Scoreboard Yes Architect Populous General Contractor R.R. Simmons Capacity 3,211 Record attendance 3,126[1] Tenants University of South Florida Bulls baseball (2011-present) USF Baseball Stadium is a baseball venue located in Tampa, Florida, USA. It is home to the University of South Florida Bulls college baseball team of the Division I Big East Conference.[2] The facility has a capacity of 3,211 spectators.[3] It replaced Red McEwen Field as the home of USF baseball.[4]
Features of the ballpark include a 1,500-seat seating area with canopy, in-ground dugouts, fan pavilions, batting cages, and a press box.[3]
History
After the demolition of Red McEwen Field following the 2010 season, construction of a new facility on the same location began. The alignment of the new field was changed from McEwen's to accommodate a concourse shared with the newly-constructed neighboring softball field.[5]
Construction was completed over the 2010-2011 offseason, with the stadium hosting its first game on February 25, 2011. In it, the Bulls lost to Elon 4-3 in extra innings. 3,126 spectators attended, a USF baseball record.[1]
On March 11, 2011, a formal ceremony announcing the facility's opening was held.[3]
References
- ^ a b USF Sports information (February 25, 2011). "Bulls Fall in Extras, 4-3, to Elon". gousfbulls.com. Archived from the original on 03-20-2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5xKY9mf6g. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
- ^ "2010 USF Baseball, Slide 2". gousfbulls.com. Archived from the original on 03-20-2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5xKXXl4To. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
- ^ a b c "View the New Baseball Complex". usf.edu. March 14, 2011. Archived from the original on 03-20-2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5xKXPkdYj. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
- ^ Scott Carter (May 13, 2010). ""The Red" Had Its Moments for USF Baseball". The Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on 03-20-2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5xKWpOfU5. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
- ^ Brian Foley (December 4, 2009). "South Florida Set for New Stadium". College Baseball Daily. Archived from the original on 03-20-2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5xKVZR7oi. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
Baseball parks of the Big East Conference Marge Schott Stadium (Cincinnati) • J. O. Christian Field (Connecticut) • Shirley Povich Field (Georgetown) • Jim Patterson Stadium (Louisville) • Frank Eck Stadium (Notre Dame) • Charles L. Cost Field at the Petersen Sports Complex (Pittsburgh) • Bainton Field (Rutgers) • Jack Kaiser Stadium (St. John's) • Owen T. Carroll Field (Seton Hall) • USF Baseball Stadium (South Florida) • Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth (Villanova) • Hawley Field (West Virginia)
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