Scoreboard Electronic Opened 29 March 2006 | Capacity 1,000 | |
Former names Hartford Baseball Field (2006-09) Field size Left field: 325 feet (99 m)Left center field: 370 feet (110 m)Center field: 400 feet (120 m)Right center field: 370 feet (110 m)Right field: 325 feet (99 m) Similar University of Hartford, J O Christian Field, Alumni Baseball Diamond, Varsity Field, Balf–Savin Field | ||
Fiondella Field is a baseball venue located on the campus of the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States. It is home to the Hartford Hawks baseball team, a member of the NCAA Division I America East Conference. The stadium hosted its first game on March 29, 2006. It holds a capacity of 1,000 spectators and includes dugouts, batting cages, and a modern scoreboard over the left field fence.
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History
Prior to the field's construction, Hartford's baseball program played at several venues in central Connecticut following its move off campus in the mid 1980s. These venues included New Britain's Beehive Field, Bristol's Muzzy Field, East Hartford's Ray McKenna Field, and Simsbury's Memorial Field.
Ground was broken on the venue in April 2005. The venue opened on March 29, 2006, and Hartford's first game there was against Massachusetts. Hartford won the game, 6-2.
Renaming
Through the 2009 season, the field was known as the Hartford Baseball Field. In a ceremony on October 4, 2009, the venue was renamed Fiondella Field, in honor of the Fiondella family, primarily businessman Robert Fiondella, because of his involvement in the Hartford community.