| J.I. Clements Stadium | |
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| Clements Stadium | |
| Location | 700 Fair Road, Statesboro, GA, USA |
| Broke ground | May 2004 |
| Opened | February 12, 2005 |
| Owner | Georgia Southern University |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Record attendance | 3,088 (February 22, 2011) |
| Field dimensions | 330 ft. (LF), 360 ft. (LCF), 385 (CF), 360 ft. (RCF), 330 ft. (RF) |
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| Georgia Southern Eagles (Southern Conference) (2005-present) |
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J.I. Clements Stadium is a baseball venue located in Statesboro, Georgia, USA. It is home to the Georgia Southern University Eagles college baseball team of the Division I Southern Conference. It has a capacity of 3,000 spectators and opened in 2005.[1]
The facility is named after former Georgia Southern baseball coach J.I. Clements.[1] Clements coached the Eagles from 1949-1966 and 1968, leading the team to the 1962 NAIA National Championship. Clements died in 1984, and the Eagles' former venue was named in his honor in 1985.[2] The name was carried over when the new stadium opened in 2005.[1]
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The park hosted its first game on February 12, 2005.[1] Georgia Southern lost to #13 Georgia Tech 10-6.[3] The game's attendance was 2,805.[1] On February 22, 2011, the Eagles took on #21 Georgia Tech, and J.I. Clements Stadium saw a record crowd of 3,088 people. The Eagles won the game 6-5 on a walk-off walk by Victor Roache.[4]
In 2011, the Eagles ranked 36th in Division I college baseball in attendance, averaging 1,631 per home game.[5]
The stadium features concessions, restrooms, dugouts, a batter's eye, luxury boxes, a press box, batting cages, offices, and a team meeting room. The Wiggins Baseball Building is located next to the field on the third base side.[1] The facility encompasses 9,000 square feet.[6]
In addition to baseball, the field is occasionally used as a concert venue. On November 12, 2010, hip hop artist Ludacris performed at the stadium.[7]
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