Okay, I've finally broken down and decided to start doing these conferences alphabetically. That means we're going to the A-10, which like most conferences, is a misnomer now. They've got 15 schools, about half of which you really can't tie to the Atlantic at all. It's hard to get too worked up about it, though. Like I just said, every conference is misnamed now. There are three schools that do not sponsor varsity baseball in the A-10. Two of them are pretty recent. La Salle just canceled baseball in 2021, so that one is still stinging, I'm sure. Duquesne dropped baseball in 2010, which isn't so long ago, but long enough that it probably doesn't get talked about a lot. Loyola-Chicago hasn't played baseball since 1925, so I'm guessing they're not sweating it nowadays. As far as teams that do play baseball, most of them are opening their seasons today. Purdue has gone down to Texas to play Holy Cross at Constellation Field, home of the PCL Sugar Land Space Cowboys. If you're reading this blog, you probably know the PCL is AAA baseball, so you can rest assured it is a very nice stadium. Purdue is playing Holy Cross all weekend. One game today, a double-header tomorrow, then another game on Sunday. It isn't just College Opening Day for D1, though. Wabash also opens its season today in Tennessee, at Rhodes College. Though they are at Rhodes, they are actually going to play Augustana at 11:30 Eastern time, which means I'll probably be trying to figure out if I can watch that game as soon as I get this posted. After that, Wabash gets to play UW-Eau Claire, and then they'll finally play the host school on Sunday. I'd say it's funny that I'm far more excited for college baseball than MLB these days, but I actually find it pretty sad. Anyway, before we go too deeply into that rabbit hole, let's get back to what we came here for today. Here are the baseball diamonds of the A-10. Davidson WildcatsStadium: Wilson Field Capacity: 700 Surface: Grass Dimensions: 320 LF, 385 CF, 325 RF Opened: 1967 A-10 Championships: 1 (2022) A-10 Tournament Championships: 1 (2017) National Titles: 0 Dayton FlyersStadium: Woerner Field Capacity: 500 Opened: 2004 Dimensions: 330 LF, 400 CF, 330 RF Surface: Synthetic Turf A-10 Championships: 2 (2009, 2012) A-10 Tournament Championships: 1 (2012) National Titles: 0 Fordham RamsStadium: Houlihan Park Capacity: 1000 Opened: 1930 Dimensions: 338 LF, 400 CF, 338 RF Surface: FieldTurf A-10 Championships: 0 A-10 Tournament Championships: 2 (1998, 2019) National Titles: 0 George Mason PatriotsStadium: Spuhler Field Capacity: 900 Opened: 1986 Dimensions: 320 LF, 400 CF, 320 RF Surface: Bermuda Grass A-10 Championships: 0 A-10 Tournament Championships: 1 (2014) National Titles: 0 George Washington ColonialsStadium: Barcroft Park Capacity: 500 Opened: Unsure, but major renovations in 2011 Dimensions: 330 LF, 370 CF, 330 RF Surface: FieldTurf A-10 Championships: 4 (1979, 1989, 1992, 2002) A-10 Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Rhode Island RamsStadium: Beck Field Capacity: 1000 Opened: 1966 Dimensions: 330 LF, 400 CF, 330 RF Surface: FieldTurf A-10 Championships: 3 (2006, 2013, 2016) A-10 Tournament Championships: 2 (2005, 2016) National Titles: 0 Richmond SpidersStadium: Pitt Field Capacity: 600 Opened: 1975 Dimensions: 328 LF, 380 CF, 328 RF Surface: Synthetic Turf A-10 Championships: 3 (1997, 1998, 2003) A-10 Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 St. Bonaventure BonniesStadium: Handler Park Capacity: N/A (No permanent seating) Opened: 2006 Dimensions: 330 LF, 403 CF, 330 RF Surface: Sport Turf A-10 Championships: 0 A-10 Tournament Championships: 1 (2004) National Titles: 0 St. Joseph's HawksStadium: Smithson Field Capacity: 400 Opened: 2012 Dimensions: 327 LF, 400 CF, 330 RF Surface: AstroTurf A-10 Championships: 0 A-10 Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Saint Louis BillikinsStadium: Billiken Sports Center Capacity: 500 Opened: 1990 Dimensions: 330 LF, 403 CF, 330 RF Surface: Sports Turf infield, Grass outfield A-10 Championships: 5 (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018) A-10 Tournament Championships: 4 (2006, 2010, 2013, 2018) National Titles: 0 UMass MinutemenStadium: Lorden Field Capacity: 1000 Opened: 1971 Dimensions: 330 LF, 400 CF, 330 RF Surface: Grass A-10 Championships: 4 (1980, 1994, 1995, 1996) A-10 Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 VCU RamsStadium: The Diamond
Capacity: 12,134 Opened: 1985 Dimensions: 330 LF, 402 CF, 330 RF Surface: Grass A-10 Championships: 3 (2017, 2019, 2021) A-10 Tournament Championships: 3 (2015, 2021, 2022) National Titles: 0 Comments are closed.
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