| University Park Stadium | |
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| Location | University Park 11200 S.W. 8th Street Miami, Florida 33199 |
| Broke ground | 1995 |
| Opened | January 26, 1996 |
| Owner | Florida International University |
| Operator | Florida International University |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | $3.5 million USD |
| Capacity | 2,000 (capacity) 2,473 (largest crowd) |
| Field dimensions | Left Field - 325 ft Left-Center - 375 ft Center Field - 400 ft Right-Center - 375 ft Right Field - 325 ft |
| Tenants | |
| FIU Golden Panthers (NCAA) (1996-Present) | |
University Park Stadium is a baseball stadium located on the campus of Florida International University in Miami, Florida, USA. It is the home venue of the FIU Panthers college baseball team of the List of NCAA Division I Baseball programs Sun Belt Conference. The facility opened on January 26, 1996 with a 1-0 FIU victory against Bethune-Cookman.[1] All-American Evan W. Thomas threw a complete game shutout.
University Park Stadium has a seating capacity of 2,000 people.[1] The largest crowd in the stadium's history was 2,473 on February 26, 2002, when FIU defeated their cross-town rivals the Miami Hurricanes by a score of 7-1.[2]
The team spent the 2005 season at the Homestead Sports Complex in Homestead, Florida while University Park Stadium underwent an expansion. In 2005, the facility hosted the Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament.[1]
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