Jim Houlihan Park at Jack Coffey Field

Houlihan Park
Full name Jim Houlihan Park at Jack Coffey Field
Location Fordham University campus; Dr. Theodore Kazimiroff Blvd., Bronx, New York, USA
Coordinates 40°51′39″N 73°52′58″W / 40.860784°N 73.882794°W / 40.860784; -73.882794Coordinates: 40°51′39″N 73°52′58″W / 40.860784°N 73.882794°W / 40.860784; -73.882794
Owner Fordham University
Operator Fordham University
Capacity 1,000
Field size Left Field: 338 feet (103 m)
Center Field: 400 feet (120 m)
Right Field: 338 feet (103 m)
Surface FieldTurf
Scoreboard Electronic
Construction
Renovated 2005
Tenants
Fordham Rams baseball (NCAA Division I A-10)
A-10 Tournament (2006, 2012)

Jim Houlihan Park at Jack Coffey Field, or simply Houlihan Park, is a baseball venue located on the Rose Hill campus of Fordham University in Bronx, New York, USA. It is the home field of the Fordham Rams baseball team of the NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 Conference. The field is part of a larger athletic facility called Jack Coffey Field.[1]

Renovation and renaming

The park is named in honor of Fordham alumnus Jim Houlihan.[1] Houlihan made a $1 million dollar donation to name the newly renovated field, which had previously been referred to simply as Coffey Field.[2] The field was resurfaced with FieldTurf as a part of 2005 renovations. Along with modifications to the playing surface, new lights, practice facilities, dugouts, grandstands, and a press box were added.[3]

Events

The field has hosted the 2006 and 2012 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournaments, won by Saint Louis and Dayton, respectively.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Fordham facilities at fordhamsports.com, URL accessed October 9, 2009. Archived October 9, 2009
  2. ↑ Fordham University Visiting Team Guide at grfx.cstv.com, URL accessed October 9, 2009. Archived October 9, 2009
  3. ↑ Houlihan Park at Jack Coffey Field at fordham.edu, URL accessed October 9, 2009. Archived October 9, 2009
  4. ↑ "Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Record Book". CSTV. Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 16, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Flyers Win First A-10 Championship Title". DaytonFlyers.com. May 26, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-26. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
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