Alexander Field (Purdue University)
{{Short description|Baseball park in West Lafayette, Indiana}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox stadium
| name = Alexander Field
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| fullname = John and Anna Margaret Ross Alexander Field
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| location = McCormick Road and Cherry Lane, West Lafayette, IN, USA
| coordinates = {{coord|40.437312|-86.941646|display=title,inline}}
| broke_ground = 2011
| built = 2011–2012
| opened = 2013
| renovated =
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| owner = Purdue University
| operator = Purdue University
| surface = Natural grass
| scoreboard = Electronic
| cost = $10.3 million
| suites =
| architect = Cooke Douglass Farr Lemons
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| capacity = 1,500 (expandable to 2,500)
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| dimensions = Left Field - {{convert|340|ft|m|abbr=on}}
Left Center - {{convert|368|ft|m|abbr=on}}
Center Field - {{convert|408|ft|m|abbr=on}}
Right Center - {{convert|369|ft|m|abbr=on}}
Right Field - {{convert|330|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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| tenants = Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten) 2013–present
Lafayette Aviators (PL) 2020
}}
Alexander Field is a baseball venue in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States. It is home to the Purdue Boilermakers baseball team of the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference. The field hosted its first game in spring 2013. The venue has a capacity of 1,500 spectators that is expandable to 2,500 spectators. It is named for John and Anna Margaret Ross Alexander, Purdue alumni and the parents of former Purdue head baseball coach Dave Alexander{{cite web|title=Alexander Field |url=http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/093011aab.html |work=PurdueSports.com |publisher=Purdue Sports Information |access-date=17 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609083954/http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/093011aab.html |archive-date=2012-06-09 |date=30 September 2011 |url-status=live }}
History
Construction began following the 2011 season, and the venue was scheduled to be completed for the start of the 2012 season. However, construction delays pushed back the field's completion to spring 2013. Due to the delays, Purdue, which was selected to host a regional in the 2012 NCAA tournament, had to host the regional at U.S. Steel Yard in nearby Gary.{{cite web |last=Peloza |first=Brian |title=NCAA Baseball Tourney Could Be Coming to Gary |url=http://posttrib.suntimes.com/sports/12798993-556/ncaa-baseball-tourney-could-be-coming-to-gary.html |work=The Post Tribune |access-date=17 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203062000/http://posttrib.suntimes.com/sports/12798993-556/ncaa-baseball-tourney-could-be-coming-to-gary.html |archive-date=3 February 2013 |date=26 May 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web|last=DiPrimio |first=Pete |title=Purdue to Host NCAA Baseball Regional - In Gary |url=http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120529/SPORTS/120529603/-1/LIVING |work=News-Sentinel.com |access-date=17 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129212101/http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120529/SPORTS/120529603/-1/LIVING |archive-date=2013-01-29 |date=29 May 2012 |url-status=live }}
It replaced Lambert Field as the home of the Boilermakers.
With Loeb Stadium demolished to make way for a new stadium still under construction, the Lafayette Aviators were supposed to play the 2020 Prospect League season at Alexander Field;{{cite news |first=Nathan |last=Baird |url=https://www.jconline.com/story/sports/college/purdue/2019/08/06/lafayette-aviators-play-purdues-alexander-field-2020/1938642001/ |title=Lafayette Aviators to play at Purdue's Alexander Field in 2020 |newspaper=Journal & Courier |date=August 6, 2019 |location=Lafayette, Indiana |language=en |access-date=February 28, 2020}} however, their season was suspended when Purdue closed its athletic facilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite press release |title=Aviators Announce Suspension of 2020 Season |url=https://lafayettebaseball.com/2020/05/18/new-for-2021-johnstown-mill-rats/ |website=Aviators Baseball |publisher=Lafayette Aviators |access-date=April 22, 2021 |date=May 18, 2020}}
Features
The stadium features a press box, clubhouse, indoor hitting facility, suites and stadium lighting.
See also
References
External links
- [https://purduesports.com/galleries/baseball/alexander-field-construction-p/6555 Photo Gallery of Alexander Field construction in July 2012] from PurdueSports.com
- [https://purduesports.com/galleries/baseball/alexander-field/6608 Photo Gallery of Alexander Field in March 2020] from PurdueSports.com
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