Atlantic 10 baseball stadiums
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2021 11:59 am
With the forward momentum VCU is showing for a new ballpark, it made me think it's time to look at how our facilities match up with other A10 and Rhode Island schools. Obviously we'll never match VCU's facilities, but how do we rank otherwise?
Rhode Island - Bill Beck Field - Approximately 1000 capacity (the vast, vast majority being bring your own chair or standing), field turf, no lights. The pictures I've added show all of our official seating. From gorhody.com: "The next phase of Bill Beck Field's renovation project - which will begin after additional fundraising goals are met - will feature an improved grandstand/bleacher/pressbox setup." No word on what those fundraising goals are or what we want the improvements to look like.
Davidson - Wilson Field - 700 capacity, artificial turf infield/natural grass outfield, lights.
Dayton - Woerner Field - seating for 500, lights. Apparently there was a sinkhole in left field this summer, but they must have fixed it because they're still planning on playing games there this season.
Fordham - Houlihan Park - 500 seat grandstand, field turf, lights, video board. Left and center field is Fordham's football field.
George Mason - Spuhler Field - grandstand seating for 900, grass playing surface with artificial turf around home plate area (think late 90's Fenway), no lights.
George Washington - Tucker Field - seating for 500/total capacity of 1000, field turf, lights. Park is located 4.5 miles from GW campus.
UMass - Earl Lorden Field - small grandstand area, grass field with artificial turf around home plate, no lights.
Richmond - Pitt Field - bleachers with 600 person capacity, field turf, no lights
St. Bonaventure - Handler Park - grass berm seating, artificial turf, no lights.
St. Joseph's - Smithson Field - bleacher seating for 400, artificial turf, no lights
St. Louis - Billiken Sports Center - capacity of 500, looks like artificial infield/grass outfield, lights
VCU - The Diamond - capacity of 9560, grass, lights, video board. Former home of the AAA Richmond Braves from the field's opening in 1985 to 2008, current home of the Richmond Flying Squirrels since 2010.
Bryant - Conaty Park - seating for 500 including 200 chairback seats, grass, no lights
Brown - Murray Stadium - bleachers and chairback seating capacity of 1000, artificial turf, no lights
Rhode Island - Bill Beck Field - Approximately 1000 capacity (the vast, vast majority being bring your own chair or standing), field turf, no lights. The pictures I've added show all of our official seating. From gorhody.com: "The next phase of Bill Beck Field's renovation project - which will begin after additional fundraising goals are met - will feature an improved grandstand/bleacher/pressbox setup." No word on what those fundraising goals are or what we want the improvements to look like.
Davidson - Wilson Field - 700 capacity, artificial turf infield/natural grass outfield, lights.
Dayton - Woerner Field - seating for 500, lights. Apparently there was a sinkhole in left field this summer, but they must have fixed it because they're still planning on playing games there this season.
Fordham - Houlihan Park - 500 seat grandstand, field turf, lights, video board. Left and center field is Fordham's football field.
George Mason - Spuhler Field - grandstand seating for 900, grass playing surface with artificial turf around home plate area (think late 90's Fenway), no lights.
George Washington - Tucker Field - seating for 500/total capacity of 1000, field turf, lights. Park is located 4.5 miles from GW campus.
UMass - Earl Lorden Field - small grandstand area, grass field with artificial turf around home plate, no lights.
Richmond - Pitt Field - bleachers with 600 person capacity, field turf, no lights
St. Bonaventure - Handler Park - grass berm seating, artificial turf, no lights.
St. Joseph's - Smithson Field - bleacher seating for 400, artificial turf, no lights
St. Louis - Billiken Sports Center - capacity of 500, looks like artificial infield/grass outfield, lights
VCU - The Diamond - capacity of 9560, grass, lights, video board. Former home of the AAA Richmond Braves from the field's opening in 1985 to 2008, current home of the Richmond Flying Squirrels since 2010.
Bryant - Conaty Park - seating for 500 including 200 chairback seats, grass, no lights
Brown - Murray Stadium - bleachers and chairback seating capacity of 1000, artificial turf, no lights