Roy E. Lee Field at Simmons Baseball Complex is a baseball venue in Edwardsville, Illinois, United States. It is home to the SIU Edwardsville Cougars baseball team of the NCAA Division I Ohio Valley Conference.[2] The facility, which has a capacity of 1,500 spectators, is named for SIUE's first baseball coach, Roy E. Lee.[3] The distance to the fences is 330 feet to right and left fields and 390 to center.[4]
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| Address | 5200 New Poag Road[1] Edwardsville, Illinois, USA |
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| Coordinates | 38°47′55″N 90°01′07″W / 38.798497°N 90.018572°W |
| Owner | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |
| Operator | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |
| Capacity | 1,000 permanent seats ≤500 on the lawn |
| Field size | Left field: 330 feet (100 m) Center field: 390 feet (120 m) Right field: 330 feet (100 m) |
| Surface | Artificial turf |
| Scoreboard | Electronic |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1972 |
| Renovated | 2004, 2005, 2011, 2014 |
| Expanded | 2005 |
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| SIU Edwardsville Cougars baseball (OVC) | |
In the offseason following the 2010 season, the locker rooms and dugouts were renovated.[5] Additionally, the field features an AstroTurf GameDay Grass playing field, an electronic scoreboard, and a stand of pine trees in center field that acts as a batter's eye. The seating structure lies behind home plate and includes a covered grandstand of bleacher-style seating along with three rows of chairback seating closest to the field.[2]
In the summer of 2014, additional improvements were made with funding approved by the SIU Board of Trustees in February.[6] The outfield grass was replaced with the same AstroTurf GameDay Grass as has been on the infield since 2011 to allow year-round practice and play. The outfield wall was also replaced, creating a symmetrical field.[2]
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- ^ "Floor Plans & Addresses - Building Information - Facilities Management | SIUE". SIUE.edu. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Simons Complex". SIUE Cougars. SIU Edwardsville Athletic Department. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ^ "Roy Lee Bio". SIUE.com. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "Fences". SIUE Cougars. SIU Edwardsville Athletic Department. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ "2011 SIUE Baseball Media Guide". Issuu. SIU Edwardsville Athletic Department. p. 6. Archived from the original on March 3, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ "SIU BOT Approves SIUE Improvements". SIUE News. SIU Edwardsville. Retrieved February 26, 2014.