Buck Beltzer Stadium

Buck Beltzer Stadium (originally Buck Beltzer Field[2]) was a baseball park in Lincoln, Nebraska.[1] It was home to the Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team from 1979 through 2001 when they moved to Haymarket Park.[1] It was named after Oren Allen "Buck" Beltzer, a standout football and baseball player at Nebraska who was captain of both teams in 1909.[1]

Buck Beltzer Stadium[1]
Buck Beltzer Field[2]
Former namesHusker Diamond (1940s-1978)[2]
Capacity1,500 (1981-2001); 1,000 (1979-1980)[1]
Record attendance5,484 (June 2, 2001)[3]
Field sizeLeft field: 330 feet (100 m)
Left-center: 375 feet (114 m)
Center field: 400 feet (120 m)
Right-center: 375 feet (114 m)
Right field: 330 feet (100 m)
Construction
OpenedMarch 11, 1979 (1979-03-11)[2]
Renovated1980; 1981; 1989; 1997[1]
ClosedJune 2, 2001[3]
Tenants
Nebraska Cornhuskers (D-I) 1979-2001[1]

The stadium site was known as Husker Diamond until the 1979 season.[2] It was renamed for Buck Beltzer after a donation from the Beltzer family allowed for the ballpark to be upgraded with an artificial turf infield, 1,000 permanent aluminum seats, covered dugouts, a press box, restrooms, and concession stands.[1] Seating was increased to 1,500 the next year.[2]

Later upgrades included a new scoreboard in 1981; lights in 1989; and a new sound system in 1997.[1] Also, the artificial turf was upgraded for a third time prior to the 1997 season.[1]

The stadium's 1,500 seat capacity was expanded with additional bleacher sections shipped in for NCAA Tournament games.[1] Nebraska's five tournament games produced the stadium's five largest crowds.[3]

References
  1. Douglass, Terry (June 2, 2001). "Big finish". Grand Island Independent. Grand Island, Nebraska. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  2. "Husker History: Buck Beltzer Stadium" (PDF). Huskers.com. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  3. "Huskers sweep Rice for CWS berth". HuskerMax. June 2, 2001. Retrieved July 7, 2019. ...a school-record 5,484 fans in the final game ever played at Buck Beltzer Stadium.
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