2013 baseball Media Guide - GoHofstra.com

aseball FACILITIES
UNI VERSITY FIELD
The Pride call University Field, located
on Hofstra’s North Campus, their home.
University Field is centrally located
between two of the most frequented sites on
campus, the Hofstra Fitness Center and the
Mack Sports Complex. It is also just 25 yards
from the Colonial Square residential complex.
University Field has undergone major
renovations in recent years. In 2011 the fences
were moved back and raised in certain places.
In 2010 the Quinn Family Grandstand was
constructed behind home plate. The 400-
seat grandstand was made possible by the
leadership and generosity of Hofstra baseball
alumnus Bruce Quinn, class of 1986. It
features chair-back seating, two entrance
ramps, handicap-accessible seating and a
press box.
Other recent improvements include a new
drainage system and the installation of
“Competition Turf ” by Edel Grass. The
artificial grass surface, which is similar
to what is used at Veterans Stadium in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was installed by
Landtek of Amityville, New York. Having a
turf infield gives the Pride greater flexibility in
playing during inclement weather and allows
for greater use during the summer months.
New fences were installed along the right
field and left field lines, and in 2006 the field
received a new scoreboard in right centerfield.
During the summer of 2004, the outfield
warning track was resurfaced with crushed
gravel for better playability and drainage. In
2003 the existing dugouts were replaced with
sunken dugouts, measuring 70 feet in length,
with protective fencing.
Bruce Quinn ’86 throws out the
ceremonial first pitch on the
grand opening day of the Quinn
Family Grandstand
University Field has dimensions of 322 feet
down the left field line, 382 to center field and
337 down the right field line. The fence in
center field is 30-feet high, while the rest of the
outfield fence is 20-feet high.
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