CCSU Baseball Field

CCSU Baseball FIeld is a baseball venue in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. It is home to the Central Connecticut Blue Devils baseball team of the NCAA Division I Northeast Conference.[1][2] It features an artificial turf surface, an electronic scoreboard, bullpens, batting cages, dugouts, and a covered press box.[3][4]

CCSU Baseball Field
Former namesBalf–Savin Field (?–2014)
LocationElla Grasso Boulevard, New Britain, Connecticut, USA
Coordinates41.69603°N 72.759941°W / 41.69603; -72.759941
OwnerCentral Connecticut State University
OperatorCentral Connecticut State University
Field sizeLeft field: 330 feet (100 m)
Left center field: 375 feet (114 m)
Center field: 400 feet (120 m)
Right center field: 375 feet (114 m)
Right field: 310 feet (94 m)
SurfaceArtificial turf
ScoreboardElectronic
OpenedMarch 10, 2010
Tenants
Central Connecticut Blue Devils baseball (NCAA DI NEC) (2010–present)

The facility, constructed prior to the 2010 season, opened on March 10, 2010. In the game, Central Connecticut State lost to Hartford 12–11.[5] During the 2009 season, while the field was under construction, the program played at Beehive Field in New Britain.[6][7]

Balf–Savin Field

The previous venue, known as Balf–Savin Field, was on the same site. The new facility retained the name of the old until 2014, when it dropped the previous name.[8]

See also

References
  1. "2011 CCSU Baseball Media Guide". Central Connecticut State University Athletic Department. Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  2. "Central Connecticut State University". TheBaseballCube.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  3. "Baseball Field". CCSU Blue Devils. Central Connecticut State University Athletic Department. Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  4. Paul Baker (May 7, 2017). "CCSU Baseball Field". Stadium Journey. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  5. "Late Comeback Fuels 12–11 Victory in Baseball's Opener at CCSU". HartfordHawks.com. Hartford Sports Information. March 10, 2010. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  6. Vetrano, Carmine (October 25, 2009). "New Field, New Hopes for CCSU Baseball". CentralRecorder.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  7. Tom Yantz (October 17, 2007). "Central Facilities Getting Face-Lift". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  8. "CCSU Baseball Stadium". In The Ballparks. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
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