Surface Natural grass Capacity 2,000 Phone +1 415-422-5555 | Scoreboard Electronic Opened 1953 | |
Former names Max Ulrich Field (1953-1980) Location Golden Gate Avenue and Masonic Avenue, San Francisco, CA, USA Operator University of San Francisco Field size 315 feet (Left field)
415 feet (Center field)
321 feet (Right field) Address Golden Gate Ave, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA Owner University of San Francisco Similar Negoesco Stadium, Louis Guisto Field, War Memorial Gymnasium, Klein Family Field, Matador Field | ||
Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field is a baseball venue in San Francisco, California, United States. It is home to the San Francisco Dons baseball team of the NCAA Division I West Coast Conference. Built in 1953, the facility has a capacity of 2,000 spectators.
The venue was originally called simply Max Ulrich Field. After its 1953 construction, it was named after Max Ulrich, a San Francisco resident who donated in his will $358,000 to the university. The field took on its current name in 1980. In that year, Dons baseball coach Dante Benedetti retired after 29 years in charge of the program. The diamond was dedicated to him that same year. Until Nino Giarratano surpassed him in 2012, Benedetti was the program's all-time winningest coach, with 373 wins.
The playing field is surrounded by mesh netting, designed to protect spectators from foul balls.
Benedetti Diamond was upgraded in 2016 and includes Greenplay organic infill for safety, performance and low temperatures.