It's coming up on college baseball season, so I decided I should do another stadium tour. I've already done the Big Ten and NCAC, though, so it's time to branch out. I don't really have a good explanation, but I decided to look at the Big East. I think it's just because you don't typically hear a lot about those schools' baseball teams. Out of eleven schools, eight of them play baseball. DePaul does not have a team, probably because their campus doesn't really lend itself to hosting any athletic facilities. Marquette does not have a team, I'm guessing because the state of Wisconsin just hates baseball. That seems to be the only excuse for Marquette and Wisconsin to both shun baseball. And Providence doesn't play baseball, and I don't have a good excuse for them. Especially when it's a pretty short trip to McCoy Stadium, where the Pawtucket Red Sox used to play. That seems like a stadium in need of a tenant, and Google Maps tells me it's only a four mile trip from campus to the stadium. Nobody asked me, though. In any case, here are the stadiums of the eight schools that do play baseball, like any good American school should. Butler BulldogsStadium: Bulldog Park Capacity: 500 Opened: 1991 Dimensions: 330 LF, 400 CF, 330 RF Surface: Grass Big East Championships: 0 Big East Tournament Championships: 0 National Championships: 0 Connecticut HuskiesStadium: Elliot Ballpark Capacity: 1351 Opened: 2021 Dimensions: 330 LF, 400 CF, 330 RF Surface: AstroTurf Big East Championships: 3 (2011, 2021, 2021) Big East Tournament Championships: 5 (1990, 1994, 2013, 2021, 2022) National Championships: 0 Creighton BluejaysStadium: Charles Schwab Field Capacity: 24,505 Opened: 2011 Dimensions: 335 LF, 408 CF, 335 RF Surface: Kentucky Bluegrass Big East Championships: 2 (2014, 2019) Big East Tournament Championships: 1 (2019) National Championships: 0 Georgetown HoyasStadium: Shirley Povich Field Capacity: 800 Opened: 1999 Dimensions: 330 LF, 375 CF, 330 RF Surface: Bermuda grass Big East Championships: 0 Big East Tournament Championships: 0 National Championships: 0 St. John's Red StormStadium: Jack Kaiser Stadium Capacity: 3500 Opened: 2000 Dimensions: 325 LF, 390 CF, 325 RF (Measured with Google Maps) Surface: Grass Big East Championships: 9 (1987, 1991, 1992, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2018) Big East Tournament Championships: 9 (1985, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2018) National Championships: 0 Seton Hall PiratesStadium: Owen T. Carroll Field Capacity: 261 Opened: 1907 Dimensions: 315 LF, 395 CF, 328 RF Surface: FieldTurf Big East Championships: 1 (1990) Big East Tournament Championships: 3 (1987, 2001, 2011) National Championships: 0 Villanova WildcatsStadium: Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth Capacity: 750 Opened: 2003 Dimensions: 330 LF, 405 CF, 330 RF Surface: Grass Big East Championships: 3 (1988, 1993, 1996) Big East Tournament Championships: 2 (1989, 1991) National Championships: 0 Xavier MusketeersStadium: J. Page Hayden Field
Capacity: 500 Opened: Circa 1926 Dimensions: 310 LF, 380 CF, 310 RF Surface: Grass Big East Championships: 2 (2008, 2016) Big East Tournament Championships: 4 (2009, 2014, 2016, 2017) National Championships: 0 Comments are closed.
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