Record attendance 3,126 Capacity 3,211 | Surface Natural grass Phone +1 813-974-2125 | |
Location Bull Run Drive, Tampa, FL, USA Field size Left Field: 325 feetLeft Center: 367 feetCenter Field: 400 feetRight Center: 370 feetRight Field: 330 feet Address 11899 USF Bull Run Drive, Tampa, FL 33617, USA Similar University of South Florida, USF Soccer Stadium, USF Sun Dome, Mark Light Field at Alex Rodr, University of South Florida B Profiles | ||
Opening of the new usf baseball stadium
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). The facility has a capacity of 3,211 spectators. It replaced Red McEwen Field as the home of USF baseball.
Contents
- Opening of the new usf baseball stadium
- The first pitch at the new usf baseball stadium
- History
- Praise
- References
Features of the ballpark include a 1,500-seat seating area with canopy, in-ground dugouts, fan pavilions, batting cages, and a press box.
The first pitch at the new usf baseball stadium
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.
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.
On March 11, 2011, a formal ceremony announcing the facility's opening was held.
In 2011, the Bulls ranked 29th in Division I college baseball in attendance, averaging 1,537 per home game.
Praise
In 2012, college baseball writer Eric Sorenson ranked the stadium as the fifth most underrated venue in Division I baseball.