Anteater Ballpark
Cicerone Field at Anteater Ballpark is the ballpark at the University of California, Irvine in Irvine, California, United States. It is the home stadium of the UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team. Opened in 2002,[1] the stadium has 908 seats and can accommodate up to an additional 2,500 people on a grass berm.[2][3]
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| Former names | Anteater Ballpark (2002–2009) |
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| Location | Irvine, California |
| Owner | University of California, Irvine |
| Capacity | 2,900 |
| Field size | Left Field: 335 feet (102 m) Center Field: 405 feet (123 m) Right Field: 355 feet (108 m) |
| Surface | Bermuda grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2002 |
| Construction cost | $8.4 million |
| Tenants | |
| UC Irvine Anteaters baseball (2002–present) | |
In 2009, the ballpark's field was named for Ralph J. Cicerone,[4] the university's chancellor from 1998 to 2005.[5]
References
- "Anteater Ballpark". ucirvinesports.com. Intercollegiate Athletics, University of California, Irvine. Archived from the original on February 24, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
- "General Venue Information". ucirvinesports.com. Intercollegiate Athletics, University of California, Irvine. Archived from the original on December 9, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- "Ballpark Map" (PDF). ucirvinesports.com. Intercollegiate Athletics, University of California, Irvine. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- Vasich, Tim. "Cicerone's Field of Dreams". uci.edu. Archived from the original on December 11, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
- "UC Irvine announces 2008 Medal recipients". uci.edu. May 19, 2008. Archived from the original on June 19, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
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