USF Baseball Stadium

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
Owner University of South Florida
Operator University of South Florida
Capacity 3,211
Record attendance 3,126[1]
Field size Left Field: 325 feet
Left Center: 367 feet
Center Field: 400 feet
Right Center: 370 feet
Right Field: 330 feet
Surface Natural grass
Construction
Broke ground 2010
Built Fall 2010-Spring 2011
Opened February 25, 2011
Architect Populous
General contractor R.R. Simmons
Tenants
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 American Athletic Conference (The American).[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]

In 2011, the Bulls ranked 29th in Division I college baseball in attendance, averaging 1,537 per home game.[6]

Praise

In 2012, college baseball writer Eric Sorenson ranked the stadium as the fifth most underrated venue in Division I baseball.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 USF Sports information (February 25, 2011). "Bulls Fall in Extras, 4-3, to Elon". gousfbulls.com. Archived from the original on 2011-03-20. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  2. ↑ "2010 USF Baseball, Slide 2". gousfbulls.com. Archived from the original on 2011-03-20. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "View the New Baseball Complex". usf.edu. March 14, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-03-20. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  4. ↑ Scott Carter (May 13, 2010). ""The Red" Had Its Moments for USF Baseball". The Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on 2011-03-20. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  5. ↑ Brian Foley (December 4, 2009). "South Florida Set for New Stadium". College Baseball Daily. Archived from the original on 2011-03-20. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  6. ↑ Tami Cutler. "2011 Division I Baseball Attendance". Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-12-20. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  7. ↑ Sorenson, Eric (5 October 2012). "Distiller's Dozen - The "Hey, Nice Stadium" Edition". CollegeBaseballToday.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.