:Creighton Sports Complex

{{Short description|Baseball and softball venue in Omaha, Nebraska}}

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| name = Creighton Sports Complex

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| location = Omaha, Nebraska, USA

| coordinates = {{coord|41.265862|-95.945047|display=title,inline}}

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| built = 1988

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| renovated = 2000

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| owner = Creighton University

| operator = Creighton University

| surface = FieldTurf (baseball)
SafePlay Turf (softball)

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| capacity = 2,000 (baseball)
1,000 (softball)

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| dimensions = Left Field: {{convert|330|ft|m|sp=us}}
Left Center Field: {{convert|390|ft|m|sp=us}}
Center Field: {{convert|400|ft|m|sp=us}}
Right Center Field: {{convert|390|ft|m|sp=us}}
Right Field: {{convert|330|ft|m|sp=us}} (Baseball)

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| tenants = Creighton Bluejays baseball and softball

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The Creighton Sports Complex is a baseball and softball venue located on the campus of Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It is home to the softball team, members of the NCAA Division I Big East Conference, and former home of the Creighton University baseball team. The baseball team moved to TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in 2011. The facility opened in 1988[http://www.gocreighton.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1000&ATCLID=1150415 Creighton Sports Complex] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217193509/http://www.gocreighton.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1000&ATCLID=1150415 |date=2009-12-17 }} at gocreighton.com, URL accessed December 23, 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20091217193509/http://www.gocreighton.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1000&ATCLID=1150415 Archived] 12/23/09 and has a capacity of 2,000 at the baseball diamond[http://www.und.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/99ncaa-creighton.html Creighton Bluejays] at und.com, URL accessed December 23, 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110617053301/http://www.und.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/99ncaa-creighton.html Archived] 12/23/09 and 1,000 at the softball diamond.[http://www.gocreighton.com/fls/1000/mediaguide/softball/Pages1-6.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=1000 2004 Creighton Softball] at gocreighton.com, URL accessed December 23, 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20091231235342/http://www.gocreighton.com/fls/1000/mediaguide/softball/Pages1-6.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=1000 Archived] 12/23/09 Both fields are surfaced with synthetic turf.

Layout

The facility contains both a baseball and softball diamond. A photo of the facility is available [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716090238/http://www.gocreighton.com//share/ViewPhoto.dbml?ATCLPID=&ATCLID=1150415&DB_MENU_ID=&SPSID=93887&SPID=78&IN_SUBSCRIBER_CONTENT=&DB_OEM_ID=1000&LOAD_IMAGE_ID=672956&LOAD_IMAGE_SIZE=400 here]. Also part of the facility is the Kitty Gaughan Pavilion, which contains offices and indoor training areas for both sports, as well as additional facilities for other Creighton sports.

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