Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park

Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park
Former names Mark Light Field
Location Coral Gables, FL, USA
Opened February 16, 1973
Renovated 1974, 1996, 2007-2009
Owner University of Miami
Surface Natural grass
Scoreboard Yes
Capacity 5,000
Website Official website
Tenants
University of Miami Hurricanes baseball (1971-present)

Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park is a baseball stadium on the University of Miami campus in Coral Gables, Florida, USA. It is the home field of the University of Miami Hurricanes baseball team. The stadium holds a capacity of 5,000 spectators. The first game was held on February 16, 1973.[1]

Avid Miami fan George Light donated money for the field's construction. Mark Light Field is named for George Light's son, Mark Light, who died of muscular dystrophy.[2] Following a $3.9 million contribution by New York Yankees All-Star Alex Rodriguez, the facility was renovated in 2007-2009 and renamed.[3]

In 2011, the Hurricanes ranked 23rd in Division I college baseball in attendance, averaging 2,895 per home game.[4]

References

  1. ^ http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/facilities/mifl-mark-light-field.html Retrieved 2009-09-21
  2. ^ http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/facilities/mifl-mark-light-field.html retrieved 2011-06-30.
  3. ^ http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/facilities/mifl-arod-park-future.html Retrieved 2009-09-21.
  4. ^ Tami Cutler. "2011 Division I Baseball Attendance". Archived from the original on 12-20-11. http://www.webcitation.org/644cLUIuP. Retrieved December 20, 2011. 
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