Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium
{{Short description|Baseball park in Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.}}
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| name = Sycamore Stadium
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| former_names = Sycamore Field
| location = Terre Haute, Indiana, United States
| coordinates = {{coord|39.478622|-87.416387|region:US_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground = July 31, 1976
| built = 1976-77
| opened = 1978
| renovated = 2009
| expanded = 2009
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| owner = Indiana State University
| operator = Indiana State University
| surface = Artificial turf and natural grass
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| capacity = 2,500
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| dimensions = Left Field - 340 feet
Left Center - 372 feet
Center Field - 402 feet
Right Center - 372 feet
Right Field - 340 feet
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| tenants = Indiana State Sycamores (NCAA) 1978–present
Terre Haute Rex (PL) 2010–present
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Sycamore Stadium is a baseball stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. The venue is used by both the Indiana State Sycamores baseball team of the Missouri Valley Conference and the Terre Haute Rex of the college summer Prospect League. It has a capacity of 2,500 spectators.{{cite web |title=2010 Quick Facts / Table of Contents |url=http://scholars.indstate.edu/bitstream/10484/1268/1/2010BaseballYearbook.pdf |work=IndState.edu |accessdate=4 June 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816123602/http://scholars.indstate.edu/bitstream/10484/1268/1/2010BaseballYearbook.pdf |archivedate=2016-08-16 |url-status=dead }}
To date, it has hosted four Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Championships, 1982, 2014, 2016, and 2023. It has also served as a regional host of the 2023 NCAA baseball tournament. It regularly serves as a venue for IHSAA and American Legion Baseball tournaments.
Field
Since moving into Sycamore Field in 1978, Indiana State University has played over 850 baseball games at home and posted an outstanding record of 586–268–1 (.686). At the conclusion of the 2009 season, Sycamore Field was completely renovated and renamed Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium in honor of Indiana State University's coach, Bob Warn.
The field is also distinguishable, as it has an infield which is completely artificial turf and an outfield of natural grass.
Facility
The stadium features:
- 2,500 seats
- 389 chairback seats centered among the bleacher seats
- 1,910 bleacher seats
- Locker rooms for the home and visiting teams
- A climate-controlled press box
- Offices for the head coach and assistants
- An indoor hitting facility
- Stadium lighting
- Infield turf and grass outfield
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080514110825/http://www.indbaseballhalloffame.org/inductees/warn.html Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees: Bob Warn, Coach.]
- [http://www.gosycamores.com/fls/15200//statistics/09-baseball/BBinsideFront.pdf? Coming 2010: Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium.]
- [http://media.www.indianastatesman.com/media/storage/paper929/news/2009/05/26/Sports/Former.Coach.Breaks.Ground.On.New.Baseball.Stadium-3743922.shtml#5 Indiana Statesman: Former coach breaks ground on new baseball stadium.]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090109013621/http://www.indstate.edu/archives/athletics/baseball/fields/sycamore/sycamore.html Indiana State University: Sycamore Field.]
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Category:College baseball venues in Indiana
Category:Indiana State Sycamores baseball
Category:1978 establishments in Indiana