Today we turn to the Patriot League. This is a pretty light baseball league, with only six varsity teams in the conference. Four members dropped baseball: Loyola (MD) in 1979, American in 1987, Colgate in 1993, and Boston U in 1996. As far as what is here, Purdue did opened the season with Holy Cross a couple weeks ago. It was in Texas, though, not Indiana or Massachusetts. It was chilly enough for Purdue's home opener yesterday.* It's probably best not to push the weather in these parts of the country, even if this has been maybe the mildest winter I can recall. *Well, "yesterday" as of the time of writing. I'm not sure when this is actually going to get posted. Without further ado, here are the stadiums of the Patriot League. Army Black KnightsStadium: Doubleday Field Capacity: 880 Opened: 1939 Dimensions: 327 LF, 400 CF, 375 RF Surface: Grass Patriot Championships: 10 (1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2022) Patriot Tournament Championships: 11 (1997, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) National Titles: 0 Bucknell BisonStadium: Depew Field Capacity: 500 Opened: 1990 Dimensions: 330 LF, 400 CF, 330 RF Surface: FieldTurf Patriot Championships: 7 (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2014) Patriot Tournament Championships: 6 (1996, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2014) National Titles: 0 Holy Cross CrusadersStadium: Fitton Field Capacity: 3000 Opened: 1903 Dimensions: 332 LF, 385 CF, 313 RF Surface: Grass Patriot Championships: 1 (2013) Patriot Tournament Championships: 1 (2017) National Titles: 1 (1952) Lafayette LeopardsStadium: Kamine Stadium Capacity: 500 Opened: 1970 Dimensions: 332 LF, 403 CF, 335 RF Surface: Grass Patriot Championships: 1 (2007) Patriot Tournament Championships: 1 (2007) National Titles: 0 Lehigh Mountain HawksStadium: Legacy Park Capacity: 370 Opened: 2015 Dimensions: 320 LF, 400 CF, 320 RF Surface: Synthetic infield, Grass outfield Patriot Championships: 2 (2002, 2006) Patriot Tournament Championships: 1 (2006) National Titles: 0 Navy MidshipmenStadium: Bishop Stadium
Capacity: 1500 Opened: Unsure, but renovated in 2005 Dimensions: 322 LF, 397 CF, 304 RF Surface: FieldTurf Patriot Championships: 12 (1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) Patriot Tournament Championships: 6 (1994, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2011, 2016) National Titles: This is a conference I can claim some personal connections to, even if I've never been to any of these stadiums. My dad has both a bachelors and a masters from Eastern Illinois. The Missouri branch of my family lives very close to SEMO, and I have at least one cousin who has a degree from there. I had a high school teammate that played for Southern Indiana and led them to the D2 title. So, yeah, I found this one more interesting than some other conferences because of this. Only Tennessee St. doesn't have a varsity baseball team here, and hasn't had one since 1993, leaving us with a nine team league. And here are those teams. Eastern Illinois PanthersStadium: Coaches Stadium Capacity: 500 Opened: 1982 Dimensions: 340 LF, 380 CF, 340 RF Surface: Grass OVC Championships: 4 (1998, 1999, 2000, 2009) OVC Tournament Championships: 2 (1999, 2008) National Titles: 0 Lindenwood LionsStadium: Lou Brock Sports Complex Capacity: 700 Opened: 2005 Dimensions: 322 LF, 385 CF, 322 RF Surface: Enviroturf OVC Championships: 0 OVC Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Little Rock TrojansStadium: Hogan Field Capacity: 550 Opened: 1978 Dimensions: 330 LF, 385 CF, 308 RF (Measured in Google Maps) OVC Championships: 0 OVC Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Morehead St. EaglesStadium: Allen Field Capacity: 1200 Opened: 1973 Dimensions: 306 LF, 330 CF, 306 RF (Measured in Google Maps. Deepest part of field is 380.) Surface: Grass OVC Championships: 5 (1957, 1964, 1977, 1979, 1985) OVC Tournament Championships: 8 (1963, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1983, 1993, 2015, 2018) National Titles: 0 SEMO RedhawksStadium: Capaha Field Capacity: 2000 Opened: 1959 Dimensions: 335 LF, 400 CF, 335 RF Surface: Synthetic Turf OVC Championships: 5 (2002, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021) OVC Tournament Championships: 5 (1998, 2002, 2016, 2021, 2022) National Titles: 0 SIU-Edwardsville CougarsStadium: Lee Field Capacity: 1000 Opened: 1972 Dimensions: 330 LF, 390 CF, 330 RF Surface: AstroTurf OVC Championships: 0 OVC Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Southern Indiana Screaming EaglesStadium: USI Baseball Field Capacity: 500 Opened: 1974 Dimensions: 355 LF, 380 CF, 355 RF Surface: Grass OVC Championships: 0 OVC Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Tennessee Tech Golden EaglesStadium: Bush Stadium Capacity: 1100 Opened: 1997 Dimensions: 329 LF, 405 CF, 330 RF Surface: Grass OVC Championships: 10 (1949, 1955, 1956, 1970, 1988, 1997, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2018) OVC Tournament Championships: 4 (1997, 2001, 2009, 2017) National Titles: 0 UT-Martin SkyhawksStadium: Skyhawk Field
Capacity: 500 Opened: 1974 Dimensions: 330 LF, 385 CF, 330 RF Surface: Grass OVC Championships: 0 OVC Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 We're on to the back half of the alphabet now as we look at the NEC. This, like the MAAC from the other day, has a lot of urban-type schools in it, but most do play baseball. This conference has two schools named St. Francis, one in New York City and one in Pennsylvania. And neither one of them play varsity baseball. I don't know when the PA one dropped it, but the one in Brooklyn dropped it in 2006, which is relatively recent. In their stead, the NEC has four schools that are affiliate members just for baseball: Coppin St., Delaware St., UMES, and Norfolk St. You might sense a bit of a theme with those schools, but I'm glad it works out for everybody. With all the additions and subtractions, it comes out to an 11 team league for baseball. Probably not ideal for scheduling, but not the first time we've seen it, either. I should also note that Bryant won a ton of NEC championships, but they just bolted for the America East. Long Island, or LIU, used to be two separate programs until 2019. LIU-Brooklyn and LIU-Post both had separate baseball teams up until this unification. When combined, they chose to use the Post facilities for baseball. The whole thing is actually pretty fascinating. I would recommend reading up on it. So let's get to the teams that are actually playing for the NEC this year. Central Connecticut Blue DevilsStadium: CCSU Field Capacity: 500 Opened: 2010 Dimensions: 330 LF, 400 CF, 310 RF Surface: FieldTurf NEC Championships: 5 (1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006) NEC Tournament Championships: 7 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2021) National Titles: 0 Coppin St. EaglesStadium: Cannon Stadium Capacity: 1500 Opened: 1990 Dimensions: 310 LF, 410 CF, 310 RF Surface: Synthetic Turf NEC Championships: 0 NEC Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Delaware St. HornetsStadium: Soldier Field Capacity: 500 Opened: 1958 Dimensions: 320 LF, 380 CF, 320 RF Surface: Grass NEC Championships: 0 NEC Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Fairleigh Dickinson KnightsStadium: Naimoli Complex Capacity: 500 Opened: 2011 Dimensions: 321 LF, 370 CF, 321 RF Surface: FieldTurf NEC Championships: 5 (1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1999) NEC Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 LIU SharksStadium: LIU Stadium Capacity: N/A Opened: N/A Dimensions: 330 LF, 400 CF, 330 RF Surface: Grass NEC Championships: 3 (1990*, 2000*, 2022) NEC Tournament Championships: 2 (2018, 2022) National Titles: 0 *Won as LIU-Brooklyn Merrimack Warriors Stadium: Greater Lawrence Technical School Field Capacity: ~100 Opened: 2019 Dimensions: 334 LF, 390 CF, 334 RF Surface: FieldTurf NEC Championships: 0 NEC Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 *Note: Upon further reflection, I think this picture is actually from Merrimack's old field instead of the high school school that they're using for now, which I don't think is actually in Google Maps. The situation around Merrimack's new baseball field seems fluid, so stay tuned. Norfolk St. SpartansStadium: Miller Field Capacity: 1500 Opened: 1997 Dimensions: 330 LF, 402 CF, 318 RF Surface: Grass NEC Championships: 0 NEC Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Sacred Heart PioneersStadium: Veterans Memorial Park Capacity: N/A Opened: N/A Dimensions: 327 LF, 386 CF, 330 RF (Measured in Google Maps) Surface: Grass NEC Championships: 0 NEC Tournament Championships: 4 (2006, 2011, 2012, 2015) National Titles: 0 Stonehill SkyhawksStadium: Gorman Field Capacity: 100 Opened: 2005 Dimensions: 325 LF, 390 CF, 325 RF Surface: Grass NEC Championships: 0 NEC Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 UMES HawksStadium: Hawk Stadium Capacity: 1000 Opened: N/A Dimensions: 340 LF, 400 CF, 340 RF Surface: Grass NEC Championships: 0 NEC Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Wagner SeahawksStadium: SIUH Community Park
Capacity: 7171 Opened: 2001 Dimensions: 320 LF, 390 CF, 318 RF Surface: Synthetic Turf NEC Championships: 1 (2009) NEC Tournament Championships: 1 (2000) National Titles: 0 Ah, the Mountain West. It wasn't all that long ago they were threatening to become another power conference, especially in football. Instead, most of the top-tier members got absorbed into the Big XII. Still, the league marched on, and still with a good number of members you'd recognize from their zenith. They do have four schools that don't sponsor varsity baseball. Boise St. is maybe the most non-committal baseball school. They first dropped baseball back in 1980, but then brought it back in 2017. Right went it seemed things were going to work out, the whole pandemic thing happened, and the school again dropped their team in 2021. They may be back again soon, though. You just apparently never know with those guys. I couldn't find when Utah St. dropped their team, but Colorado St. dropped baseball in 1992, and Wyoming in 1996. They all have stayed out of the game. And here are the schools who do actually play. Air Force FalconsStadium: Falcon Field Capacity: 1000 Opened: 1957 Dimensions: 347 LF, 400 CF, 316 RF Surface: FieldTurf MWC Championships: 0 MWC Tournament Championships: 1 (2022) National Titles: 0 Fresno St. BulldogsStadium: Beiden Field Capacity: 3575 Opened: 1966 Dimensions: 330 LF, 400 CF, 330 RF Surface: Grass MWC Championships: 2 (2016, 2019) MWC Tournament Championships: 1 (2019) National Titles: 1 (2008) Nevada Wolf PackStadium: Peccole Park Capacity: 3000 Opened: 1988 Dimensions: 340 LF, 401 CF, 340 RF Surface: Spinturf MWC Championships: 3 (2015, 2018, 2021) MWC Tournament Championships: 1 (2021) National Titles: 0 New Mexico LobosStadium: Santa Ana Star Field Capacity: 1000 Opened: Unsure, but renovated in 2015 Dimensions: 344 LF, 408 CF, 336 RF Surface: FieldTurf MWC Championships: 5 (2000, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017) MWC Tournament Championships: 3 (2011, 2012, 2016) National Titles: 0 San Diego St. AztecsStadium: Gwynn Stadium Capacity: 3000 Opened: 1997 Dimensions: 340 LF, 412 CF, 340 RF Surface: Grass MWC Championships: 2 (2002, 2004) MWC Tournament Championships: 6 (2000, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018) National Titles: 0 San Jose St. SpartansStadium: Excite Ballpark Capacity: 4200 Opened: 1942 Dimensions: 320 LF, 390 CF, 320 RF Surface: Baby Bermuda Grass MWC Championships: 0 MWC Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 UNLV RebelsStadium: Wilson Stadium
Capacity: 3000 Opened: 1994 Dimensions: 335 LF, 400 CF, 335 RF Surface: Grass MWC Championships: 4 (2003, 2005, 2014, 2022) MWC Tournament Championships: 3 (2003, 2004, 2005) National Titles: 0 Today we're going to look at the MAAC. For being a bunch of pretty urban schools that are at least loosely based around NYC, it's pretty impressive that all of these schools play varsity baseball. A lot of schools in the same sort of position just decide they don't have the real estate to invest in building and maintaining a baseball stadium, especially since it's not exactly a money maker at most schools. I'm sure at most schools, baseball is lucky to break even. So good on everybody in this conference for keeping their teams going and giving students a chance to be athletes, and to give students another entertainment option in the spring. Canisius Golden GriffinsStadium: Demske Sports Complex Capacity: 1200 Opened: 1989 Dimensions: 328 LF, 350 CF, 404 RF (Measured on Google Maps based on assumed baseball configuration) Surface: A-Turf MAAC Championships: 4 (2008, 2010, 2014, 2019) MAAC Tournament Championships: 4 (2013, 2015, 2018, 2022) National Titles: 0 Fairfield StagsStadium: Alumni Diamond Capacity: 1000 Opened: 1951 Dimensions: 330 LF, 400 CF, 330 RF Surface: Grass MAAC Championships: 8 (1983, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022) MAAC Tournament Championships: 1 (2016) National Titles: 0 Iona GaelsStadium: City Park Capacity: ~100 Opened: Unsure, but renovated in 2011 Dimensions: 335 LF, 385 CF, 330 RF Surface: Synthetic Turf MAAC Championships: 3 (1984, 1985, 1992) MAAC Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Manhattan JaspersStadium: Dutchess Stadium Capacity: 4494 Opened: 1994 Dimensions: 325 LF, 400 CF, 325 RF Surface: Astroturf MAAC Championships: 3 (2009, 2011, 2012) MAAC Tournament Championships: 3 (2006, 2011, 2012) National Titles: 0 Marist Red FoxesStadium: McCann Field Capacity: 350 Opened: 1992 Dimensions: 337 LF, 414 CF, 330 RF Surface: Bluegrass MAAC Championships: 2 (2005, 2006) MAAC Tournament Championships: 6 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2017) National Titles: 0 Mt. St. Mary's MountaineersStadium: Straw Stadium Capacity: Unsure, maybe around 750 Opened: 2007 Dimensions: 320 LF, 390 CF, 315 RF (measured in Google Maps) Surface: Synthetic infield, Grass outfield MAAC Championships: 0 MAAC Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Niagara Purple EaglesStadium: Bobo Field Capacity: Unsure, maybe 300 Opened: Unsure, but renovated in 2017 Dimensions: 327 LF, 394 CF, 315 RF Surface: Synthetic Turf MAAC Championships: 1 (1997) MAAC Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Quinnipiac BobcatsStadium: Quinnipiac Baseball Field Capacity: N/A Opened: 1967 Dimensions: 340 LF, 400 CF, 340 RF Surface; Grass MAAC Championships: 1 (2019) MAAC Tournament Championships: 1 (2019) National Titles: 0 Rider BroncsStadium: Pittaro Field Capacity: 2000 Opened: 2005 Dimensions: 330 LF, 405 CF, 330 RF Surface: Grass MAAC Championships: 2 (2013, 2015) MAAC Tournament Championships: 3 (2008, 2010, 2021) National Titles: 0 Siena SaintsStadium: Conners Park Capacity: 370 Opened: 1950 Dimensions: 330 LF, 400 CF, 310 RF Surface: Grass MAAC Championships: 4 (1995, 1996, 1999, 2001) MAAC Tournament Championships: 5 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2014) National Titles: 0 St. Peter's PeacocksStadium: Jaroschack Field
Capacity: N/A Opened: Unsure. Park opened in 1905 Dimensions: 317 LF, 398 CF, 310 RF (measured in Google Maps) Surface: Grass MAAC Championships: 1 (1994) MAAC Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Sorry for the lull in posting these. I was sick last week, which threw off a bunch of stuff. Hopefully this week will be a bit smoother. Here is a conference that just barely has a baseball league. But, some baseball is better than no baseball, right? In case you're curious (and also because I just happened to learn this very recently), the only two D1 conferences that do no sponsor baseball at all are the Big Sky and the NEAC. The NEAC has a lot of urban schools without a lot of space, so that one wasn't surprising. I'm not really sure what the Big Sky's excuse is. The Horizon League has six teams playing varsity baseball. Five teams do not have baseball. Cleveland St. dropped it in 2011, Detroit Mercy in 2004. IUPUI dropped it in 2001, and I'm guessing becoming IUI next year won't change that. Though they did build that nice baseball (and other sports) complex up in Westfield, so maybe they could use that? Wabash uses it for some early season games and they seem pretty happy with it. Robert Morris dropped baseball in 1985 as best as I could tell. Information was pretty sketchy, but that was more than I could find for Green Bay. As far as I could tell, they have never had a baseball team. As for the teams that do actually play, Milwaukee plays in a stadium that's new enough not to be in Google Maps, so I scrounged up a picture for that one. And it was build on top of an old landfill, which actually is a pretty proud tradition for ballparks. You'd know that if you read a book that I just can't seem to stop referencing. Milwaukee PanthersStadium: Franklin Field Capacity: 4000 Opened: 2019 Dimensions: 330 LF, 408 CF, 330 RF Surface: Synthetic Turf Horizon League Championships: 3 (2000, 2001, 2013) Horizon League Tournament Championships: 3 (1999, 2002, 2010) National Titles: 0 Northern Kentucky NorseStadium: Aker Complex Capacity: 500 Opened: 2001 Dimensions: 330 LF, 395 CF, 330 RF Surface: Synthetic Turf Horizon League Championships: 0 Horizon League Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Oakland Golden GrizzliesStadium: Oakland Baseball Field Capacity: 500 Opened: Unsure Dimensions: 333 LF, 380 CF, 320 RF Surface: Grass Horizon League Championships: 0 Horizon League Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Purdue Fort Wayne MastodonsStadium: Mastodon Field Capacity: 200 Opened: Unsure Dimensions: 330 LF, 400 CF, 300 RF Surface: Grass Horizon League Championships: 0 Horizon League Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Wright St. RaidersStadium: Nischwitz Stadium Capacity: 750 Opened: 1993 Dimensions: 330 LF, 400 CF, 330 RF Surface: FieldTurf Horizon League Championships: 8 (2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) Horizon League Tournament Championships: 8 (2006, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022) National Titles: 0 Youngstown St. PenguinsStadium: Eastwood Field Capacity: 6000 Opened: 1999 Dimensions: 335 LF, 405 CF, 335 RF Surface: Grass Horizon League Championships: 0 Horizon League Tournament Championships: 2 (2004, 2014) National Titles: 0 Oh, Conference USA. When I was growing up and first really becoming cognizant of the landscape of college football, they were probably THE mid-major conference, or at least near the top of the list. That's not quite the case today. And even today, most of their bigger, more successful members will be gone by the end of the year. UAB, FAU, Charlotte, North Texas, Rice, and UTSA are all on the way out. There are replacements coming, but it all points to C-USA slipping further down the conference pecking order. Again, it makes you appreciate what the MAC has accomplished. Ten of the twelve current members play varsity baseball. UTEP hasn't played baseball since 1985. North Texas hasn't played since 1988, and as best as I can tell, they only had varsity baseball from 1984 to 1988. Just one class got to play a full college career. Also of note, Dallas Baptist plays baseball here as an associate member. Their other sports are generally D2. Baseball, though, has been a D1 sport since 2004. And they are new to C-USA as of this season, having played the previous eight years in the Missouri Valley. Here are the remaining stadiums. One other note that seems to fit best here. Louisiana Tech's stadium was destroyed by a tornado and had to be rebuilt, which is why it is in rubble here. Google Maps apparently hasn't updated since it has been rebuilt and reopened. Charlotte '49ersStadium: Hayes Stadium Capacity: 1100 Opened: 1984 Dimensions: 335 LF, 390 CF, 335 RF Surface: Synthetic infield, Grass outfield C-USA Championships: 1 (2021) C-USA Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Dallas Baptist PatriotsStadium: Horner Ballpark Capacity: 2000 Opened: 2013 Dimensions: 330 LF, 390 CF, 330 RF (measured in Google Maps) Surface: AstroTurf C-USA Championships: 0 C-USA Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 FAU OwlsStadium: FAU Baseball Stadium Capacity: 2000 Opened: 1991 Dimensions: 330 LF, 400 CF, 330 RF Surface: Grass C-USA Championships: 2 (2016, 2019) C-USA Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 FIU PanthersStadium: Infinity Insurance Park Capacity: 2000 Opened: 1996 Dimensions: 325 LF, 400 CF, 325 RF Surface: Grass C-USA Championships: 0 C-USA Tournament Championships: 1 (2015) National Titles: 0 Louisiana Tech BulldogsStadium: Love Field Capacity: 1322 Opened: 2021 (see note in introduction) Dimensions: 315 LF, 380 CF, 325 RF Surface: FieldTurf C-USA Championships: 0 C-USA Tournament Championships: 1 (2022) National Titles: 0 MTSU Blue RaidersStadium: Smith Field Capacity: 2600 Opened: 1979 Dimensions: 330 LF, 390 CF, 330 RF Surface: Grass C-USA Championships: 0 C-USA Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Rice OwlsStadium: Reckling Park Capacity: 7000 Opened: 2000 Dimensions: 330 LF, 400 CF, 330 RF Surface: Bermuda Grass C-USA Championships: 9 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) C-USA Tournament Championships: 7 (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017) National Titles: 1 (2003) UAB BlazersStadium: Young Memorial Field Capacity: 1000 Opened: 1984 Dimensions: 330 LF, 400 CF, 330 RF Surface: Grass C-USA Championships: 0 C-USA Tournament Championships: 1 (2012) National Titles: 0 UTSA RoadrunnersStadium: Roadrunner Field Capacity: 800 Opened: 1993 Dimensions: 335 LF, 405 CF, 340 RF Surface: Grass C-USA Championships: 0 C-USA Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 WKU HilltoppersStadium: Denes Field
Capacity: 1000 Opened: 1969 Dimensions: 330 LF, 400 CF, 330 RF Surface: AstroTurf C-USA Championships: 0 C-USA Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 I'd held off on the baseball series because I didn't know if I would be making more D3 basketball posts. Unfortunately, Wabash couldn't come up with enough stops in the second half to hold on against UW-Whitewater, so it was a quick exit this year. Thanks to covid years, though, none of Wabash's players were classified as seniors, so this team could still be awfully dangerous next year, too. Anyway, back to baseball. Today we've gotten to the Colonial Athletic Association. This is a conference with some remarkably stable administration. The conference was founded back in 1979, and it has only had two commissioners. Tom Yeager lead the conference from its founding until July of 2016, and Joe D'Antonio has held the reigns ever since. That's pretty impressive stuff, even if the CAA isn't maybe the most high-profile conference. The conference is home to thirteen athletic programs, but two of those (Drexel and Hampton) do not play varsity baseball. Hampton's team, as best as I can tell, was abandoned right was it was starting to win 1972. Drexel dropped the sport much more recently in 2003, citing budget problems. Campbell will be joining the conference next season and bringing their baseball team with them, which really seems like it will help with scheduling. As of right now, though, here are the baseball stadiums of the CAA. College of Charleston CougarsStadium: CoC Baseball Stadium Capacity: 2000 Opened: 2001 Dimensions: 300 LF, 400 CF, 330 RF Surface: Grass CAA Championships: 2 (2015, 2022) CAA Tournament Championships: 1 (2014) National Titles: 0 Delaware Fightin' Blue HensStadium: Hannah Stadium Capacity: 1300 Opened: Unsure Dimensions: 320 LF, 400 CF, 330 RF Surface: Synthetic Turf CAA Championships: 0 CAA Tournament Championships: 1 (2017) National Titles: 0 Elon PhoenixStadium: Latham Park Capacity: 2000 Opened: 2001 Dimensions: 317 LF, 385 CF, 328 RF Surface: FieldTurf infield, Grass outfield CAA Championships: 1 (2019) CAA Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Hofstra PrideStadium: University Field Capacity: 400 Opened: Unsure Dimensions: 331 LF, 380 CF, 340 RF Surface: Competition Turf infield, Grass outfield CAA Championships: 0 CAA Tournament Championships: 1 (2022) National Titles: 0 Monmouth HawksStadium: Monmouth Baseball Field Capacity: Unsure Opened: Unsure Dimensions: 325 LF, 390 CF, 320 RF Surface: Grass CAA Championships: 0 CAA Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 NCAT AggiesStadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 7500 Opened: 1926 Dimensions: 327 LF, 401 CF, 327 RF Surface: Grass CAA Championships: 0 CAA Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Northeastern HuskiesStadium: Friedman Diamond Capacity: 3000 Opened: 1933 Dimensions: 330 LF, 400 CF, 330 RF Surface: Synthetic Turf CAA Championships: 3 (2017, 2018, 2021) CAA Tournament Championships: 1 (2021) National Titles: 0 Stony Brook SeawolvesStadium: Nathan Field Capacity: 1000 Opened: 2011 Dimensions: 330 LF, 390 CF, 330 RF Surface: FieldTurf CAA Championships: 0 CAA Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Towson TigersStadium: Schuerholz Park Capacity: 500 Opened: 2001 Dimensions: 312 LF, 424 CF, 302 RF Surface: Bermuda Grass CAA Championships: 0 CAA Tournament Championships: 1 (2013) National Titles: 0 UNC-Wilmington SeahawksStadium: Brooks Field Capacity: 3500 Opened: 1989 Dimensions: 340 LF, 380 CF, 340 RF Surface: Grass CAA Championships: 7 (1987, 1989. 2005, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2016) CAA Tournament Championships: 6 (2004, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019) National Titles: 0 William & Mary TribeStadium: Plumeri Park
Capacity: 1000 Opened: 1999 Dimensions: 333 LF, 399 CF, 329 RF (measured in Google Maps) Surface: Grass (with artificial halo around home) CAA Championships: 2 (2001, 2014) CAA Tournament Championships: 2 (2001, 2016) National Titles: 0 So, this is the same kind of post I've been making lately, but not one that I knew I was going to get to make this year. You might remember last year that Wabash managed to win both the NCAC regular season and tournament titles, and then rode that wave all the way to the final four in Fort Wayne. It was quite the ride, but we all knew Wabash was losing a generational-type player in Jack Davidson, so it was anybody's guess as to how this season was going to go. And, well, you can probably guess it went okay, since I'm writing this post. The Little Giants probably should have won the regular season title, losing the final regular season game to Wooster on a buzzer-beating three in what turned out to be the conference title game. But, just a week later, Wabash again faced Wooster on their home floor, and this time they came out with the one-point win when Wooster couldn't replicate their buzzer-beater. So off to March we go! This weekend, Wabash plays in Cleveland. Case Western Reserve is hosting their pod, which is a campus the football team is certainly familiar with. We have faced CWRU a few times in the football playoffs, winning each time since I've been around. Wabash will have to win a game to get a shot at the hosts, though, as they will open against Wisconsin-Whitewater on Friday. Wabash football has some history with them, too. I was at that regional final game, and it was one of those games that was pretty miserable at the time, but I'm glad I got the experience in hindsight. So, let's take a look at the teams in Wabash's pod for the opening tournament weekend. Arcadia KnightsLocation: Glenside, PA Arena: Alumni Gymnasium Capacity: 1500 Opened: Unsure, but major renovations in 2012 MAC Freedom Championships: 0 MAC Freedom Tournament Championships: 1 (2023) National Titles: 0 22-23 Record: 15-11 Note: The Middle Atlantic Conference is split up into two essentially independent conferences, the Commonwealth and the Atlantic. Arcadia has bounced between these two, and they did win both the Commonwealth regular season and tournament titles in 2019. Case Western Reserve SpartansLocation: Cleveland, OH Arena: Horsburgh Gymnasium Capacity: 1600 Opened: 1957 UAA Championships: 1 (2023) National Titles: 0 22-23 Record: 21-3 Note: The UAA does not play a conference tournament. Wabash Little GiantsLocation: Crawfordsville, IN Arena: Chadwick Court Capacity: 1800 Opened: 1917 NCAC Championships: 1 (2022) NCAC Tournament Championships: 2 (2022, 2023) National Titles: 1 (1982) 22-23 Record: 21-7 Wisconsin-Whitewater WarhawksLocation: Whitewater, WI
Arena: Kachel Gymnasium Capacity: 2495 Opened: 1968 WIAC Championships: 15 (1943, 1952, 1962, 1973, 1974, 1984, 1989, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2018) WIAC Tournament Championships: 5 (2006, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2023) National Titles: 4 (1984, 1989, 2012, 2014) 22-23 Record: 21-7 Today we're going to look at the Big West. There are eleven conference members, all of which do play varsity baseball. And we even have some national titles here, too. One recent enough that I remember paying attention to the run, even if I didn't watch the games. I might have watched some of them, I can't really remember now. They also just updated their conference logo, which I've added here. And, well, it's unique. I'll give them that much. The previous logo might have been pretty generic, but it's logos like these that make you realize that maybe that's not always the worst case scenario. Also should note that the Big West only played a handful of conference tournaments in the 90's, so you won't see very many of those championships listed here, as there weren't that many to hand out. And at least a few of those were won by former members that also wouldn't show up here. Anyway, I'm sure nobody is reading these to hear my rambling at this point. Let's get to the stadiums. Cal Poly MustangsStadium: Baggett Stadium Capacity: 3138 Opened: 2001 Dimensions: 335 LF, 405 CF, 385 RF Surface: Grass Big West Championships: 1 (2014) Big West Tournament Championships: 3 (2009, 2013, 2014) National Titles: 0 Cal St. Bakersfield RoadrunnersStadium: Hardt Field Capacity: 900 Opened: 2009 Dimensions: 327 LF, 390 CF, 327 RF Surface: Bermuda Grass Big West Championships: 1 (2013) Big West Tournament Championships: 1 (2015) National Titles: 0 Cal St. Fullerton TitansStadium: Goodwin Field Capacity: 3500 Opened: 1992 Dimensions: 330 LF, 400 CF, 330 RF Surface: Grass Big West Championships: 17 (1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018) Big West Tournament Championships: 2 (1995, 1997) National Titles: 4 (1979, 1984, 1995, 2004) Cal St. Northridge MatadorsStadium: Matador Field Capacity: 1200 Opened: 1961 Dimensions: 325 LF, 400 CF, 325 RF Surface: Bermuda Grass Big West Championships: 1 (2002) Big West Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Hawaii Rainbow WarriorsStadium: Murakami Stadium Capacity: 4312 Opened: 1984 Dimensions: 325 LF, 385 CF, 325 RF Surface: DomoTurf Big West Championships: 0 Big West Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 Long Beach St. DirtbagsStadium: Blair Field Capacity: 3238 Opened: 1958 Dimensions: 348 LF, 400 CF, 348 RF Surface: Grass Big West Championships: 9 (1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2008, 2017) Big West Tournament Championships: 1 (1998) National Titles: 0 UC-Davis AggiesStadium: Dobbins Stadium Capacity: 3500 Opened: 1986 Dimensions: 310 LF, 410 CF, 310 RF Surface: Grass Big West Championships: 0 Big West Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 UC-Irvine AnteatersStadium: Cicerone Field Capacity: 908 Opened: 2002 Dimensions: 335 LF, 405 CF, 335 RF Surface: Bermuda Grass Big West Championships: 2 (2009, 2021) Big West Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 UC-Riverside HighlandersStadium: UCR Baseball Complex Capacity: 2500 Opened: Unsure Dimensions: 330 LF, 400 CF, 330 RF Surface: Grass Big West Championships: 1 (2007) Big West Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 UCSD TritonsStadium: Triton Ballpark Capacity: 1200 Opened: Unsure Dimensions: 330 LF, 400 CF, 330 RF Surface: Grass Big West Championships: 0 Big West Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 UCSB GauchosStadium: Uyesaka Stadium
Capacity: 1000 Opened: 1964 Dimensions: 335 LF, 400 CF, 335 RF Surface: Grass Big West Championships: 3 (1986, 2019, 2022) Big West Tournament Championships: 0 National Titles: 0 |
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