Alexander Field is a baseball venue in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States. It is home to the Purdue Boilermakers baseball team of the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference. The field hosted its first game in spring 2013. The venue has a capacity of 1,500 spectators that is expandable to 2,500 spectators. It is named for John and Anna Margaret Ross Alexander, Purdue alumni and the parents of former Purdue head baseball coach Dave Alexander[1]
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| Full name | John and Anna Margaret Ross Alexander Field |
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| Location | McCormick Road and Cherry Lane, West Lafayette, IN, USA |
| Coordinates | 40°26′14″N 86°56′30″W / 40.437312°N 86.941646°W |
| Owner | Purdue University |
| Operator | Purdue University |
| Capacity | 1,500 (expandable to 2,500) |
| Field size | Left Field - 340 feet Left Center - 368 feet Center Field - 408 feet Right Center - 368 feet Right Field - 330 feet |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Scoreboard | Electronic |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2011 |
| Built | 2011–2012 |
| Opened | 2013 |
| Architect | Cooke Douglass Farr Lemons |
| Tenants | |
| Purdue Boilermakers baseball (NCAA DI Big Ten) (2013-present) | |
History
Construction began following the 2011 season, and the venue was scheduled to be completed for the start of the 2012 season. However, construction delays pushed back the field's completion to spring 2013. Due to the delays, Purdue, which was selected to host a regional in the 2012 NCAA Tournament, had to host the regional at U.S. Steel Yard in nearby Gary.[2][3]
It replaced Lambert Field as the home of the Boilermakers.
Features
The stadium features a press box, clubhouse, indoor hitting facility, suites and stadium lighting.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Alexander Field". PurdueSports.com. Purdue Sports Information. 30 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-06-09. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ Peloza, Brian (26 May 2012). "NCAA Baseball Tourney Could Be Coming to Gary". The Post Tribune. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ DiPrimio, Pete (29 May 2012). "Purdue to Host NCAA Baseball Regional - In Gary". News-Sentinel.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-29. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
External links
- Photo Gallery of Alexander Field in July 2012 from PurdueSports.com