UC Baseball Stadium

UC Baseball Stadium (formerly UC Ballpark and Marge Schott Stadium) is a baseball stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, on the campus of the University of Cincinnati. It is the home field of the Cincinnati Bearcats. The stadium holds 3,085 people and opened in 2004. The stadium was named after late Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott from 2006 to 2020, when her name was taken off due to renewed controversy over her racist remarks.

UC Baseball Stadium
Former names
  • UC Ballpark (2004–2006)
  • Marge Schott Stadium (2006–2020)
Location99 W. Corry St.
Cincinnati, OH 45219
Coordinates39.130102°N 84.513644°W / 39.130102; -84.513644
OwnerUniversity of Cincinnati
OperatorUniversity of Cincinnati
Capacity3,085
Field sizeLeft Field: 325 ft (102 m)
Left-Center: 370 ft
Center Field: 400 ft (122 m)
Right Center: 370 ft
Right Field: 325 ft (102 m)
SurfaceMotz Group's TriplePlayTM HP System
OpenedMay 20, 2004
Tenants
Cincinnati Bearcats (NCAA) 2004–present

Name

In 2006, the stadium was renamed to Marge Schott Stadium, after former Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott, two years after her Marge and Charles J. Schott Foundation donated $2 million to the university's athletic department for the Richard E. Lindner Varsity Village.[1]

At one point, the university expressed interest in renaming the stadium to "Kevin Youkilis Field at Marge Schott Stadium", after former Bearcat and major leaguer Kevin Youkilis.[2][3][4] However, Youkilis, who is Jewish, declined to be associated with Schott, who was known for racist and anti-Semitic statements.[5][6][7] Youkilis recalled his father saying to him: "Kevin that is a tremendous honor that they would think of doing this. The only problem is that our family name will never coexist with that other individual. I will never let our family name be next to someone that was filled with such hatred of our Jewish community."[8] In 2020, Bearcats pitcher Nathan Moore along with Youkilis called for the university to remove Schott's name from the stadium.[9]

On June 23, 2020, the university's board of trustees voted unanimously to remove Schott's name from both the stadium and a space in the university's archives library, effective immediately.[1]

Facilities

The stadium holds 3,085 people and opened in 2004.[10]

In August 2014, TriplePlay HP System turf was installed, replacing the original field turf. All areas of the field, including the warning track, home plate, pitcher's mound, and bullpens are now turf.[11] In 2012, college baseball writer Eric Sorenson ranked the stadium as the third most underrated venue in Division I baseball.[12]

See also

References
  1. Jenkins, Keith (June 23, 2020). "UC to remove Marge Schott's name from two locations". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  9. Jenkins, Keith (June 7, 2020). "UC pitcher, Kevin Youkilis want Marge Schott's name removed from stadium". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  10. UC Baseball Stadium at gobearcats.com, URL accessed November 15, 2009. Archived 11/15/09
  11. "Baseball Begins Synthetic Turf Renovation at Marge Schott Stadium". GoBearcats.com. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  12. Sorenson, Eric (5 October 2012). "Distiller's Dozen - The "Hey, Nice Stadium" Edition". CollegeBaseballToday.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.


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