Stephen Schott Stadium
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| Stephen Schott Stadium | |
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| Schott Stadium | |
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| Location | El Camino Real at Campbell Ave, Santa Clara, California 95053 |
| Broke ground | 2004 |
| Opened | April 30, 2005 |
| Owner | Santa Clara University |
| Operator | Santa Clara University |
| Surface | Grass (infield/outfield), Fieldturf (foul territory) |
| Construction cost | $8.6 million USD; |
| Architect | HOK Sport |
| Tenants | |
| Santa Clara University Broncos (NCAA West Coast Conference) (2005-present) | |
| Seats | |
| 1,500 (Baseball) | |
| Dimensions | |
| Left Field - 325 ft Center Field - 390 ft Right-Center Power Alleys - 395 ft Right Field - 325 ft Backstop - 30 ft |
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Stephen Schott Stadium, or Schott Stadium, is the home of the Santa Clara University Broncos baseball team of the NCAA's West Coast Conference. The stadium is located in Santa Clara, California, USA.
[edit] Stadium history
A new baseball stadium for the Santa Clara University Broncos was first conceived of in January of 2004 when Stephen Schott, noted alum, baseball enthusiast and, at the time, owner of the Oakland Athletics, announced he was donating $4 million to project. The Santa Clara baseball team had been playing in 6,800 seat, multipurpose Buck Shaw Stadium, which they shared with the soccer team and, until 1963, the American football team. Lack of space on the university's side of El Camino Real (Route 82) forced SCU to build the stadium across the street. It was built in approximately one year, but did not open in time for the 2005 baseball season as originally planned due to cost overruns and weather-related delays. Instead, it opened on April 30th, 2005 with a game between Santa Clara and Gonzaga University. The final cost of the stadium was 8.6 million dollars.
The stadium features a grass playing surface in the infield and outfield, a Fieldturf foul territory to keep maintenance costs down, a 1,500 seat capacity, a 6,800 square foot dugout for the home team, a full press box, and a luxury suite or skybox (which is unusual for a college ballpark).
