Opened 7 April 1961 Phone +1 785-532-5723 | Capacity 2,331 | |
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Former names KSU Baseball Stadium (1961–2002) Field size Left Field – 340 ftLeft-Center – 375 ftCenter Field – 400 ftRight-Center – 375 ftRight Field – 325 ft Surface AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D Address 1800 College Ave, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA Similar Ahearn Field House, Memorial Stadium, Haymaker Hall, Marlatt Hall, Goodnow Hall | ||
Frank Myers Field at Tointon Family Stadium is a baseball stadium in Manhattan, Kansas. It is the home field of the Kansas State University Wildcats college baseball team. The stadium holds 2,000 people and opened for baseball in 1961. It is named after Bob and Betty Tointon, who donated money for renovations in 2002.
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Construction
Tointon Family Stadium opened as KSU Baseball Stadium in 1961, with a capacity of 1,500. It would be built around the existing diamond, now called Frank Myers Field, which hosted Kansas State baseball games since 1897. In 1907, the team won the Topeka Conference title, a first in K-State history.
After the stadium's completion the field was dedicated on April 7, 1961, in honor of Frank Myers, K-State's baseball coach who retired the following year. It would be another 24 years until the team could play night games after lights were installed in 1985.
Renovations
In 2002, on its 41st anniversary, KSU Stadium saw the completion of its first significant renovation. The $3.1 million project ended with the dedication on April 20, 2002, named in honor of Betty and Bob Tointon (Class of 1955).
New features included:
The stadium is lined with the limestone donated by the Bayer Stone Company of St. Marys, Kansas to match main campus buildings, including Anderson Hall. In 2003 a state-of-the-art lighting system, electronic scoreboard, improved warning track and permanent ticket booth were added, followed two years later by new batting cages.
Attendance
In 2013, the Wildcats ranked 46th among Division I baseball programs in attendance, averaging 1,369 per home game.