Connecticut Softball Stadium
{{Short description|Stadium in Storrs, Connecticut, US}}
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| fullname = Burrill Family Field at the Connecticut Softball Complex
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| location = Storrs, Connecticut
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| opened = {{Start date|1987}}
| renovated = 2020
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| owner = University of Connecticut
| surface = Fieldturf
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| capacity = 518
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| tenants = Connecticut Huskies softball (NCAA)
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Burrill Family Field at Connecticut Softball Stadium is the home field of the Connecticut Huskies softball team of the University of Connecticut. The stadium was located along Jim Calhoun Way, on the university's Storrs, Connecticut campus, adjacent to J. O. Christian Field and across from Morrone Stadium and the Burton Family Football Complex. The field is named for the Burrill Family, five of whom are UConn alums.{{cite web|url=https://uconnhuskies.com/facilities/burrill-family-field-at-the-connecticut-softball-complex/8|title=Burrill Family Field at the Connecticut Softball Complex|publisher=UConn Huskies|access-date=February 26, 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.courant.com/sports/hc-sp-uconn-sports-rizza-soccer-baseball-lacrosse-facilities-20191023-20191024-42jssezeufdr5bfsyjrl724zkm-story.html|newspaper=Hartford Courant|location=Hartford, Connecticut|date=October 24, 2019|author=Alex Putterman|title=UConn stadium construction on schedule; baseball venue expected to open for 2020 season|access-date=February 26, 2021}}
Events
In addition to hosting UConn regular season softball games, the stadium has been the site of an NCAA Regional in 1990, and the 1992, 1993, 1997 and 1999 Big East Conference softball tournaments. The Huskies won the 1992 and 1993 events on their home field.
Original facility
Renovations
The stadium closed after the 2020 season, with no home games having been hosted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Construction of a new stadium began in the summer of 2020 with plans for completion in time for the 2021 season. This construction is part of the new athletic district that will see a new Morrone Stadium and baseball stadium (Elliot Ballpark) constructed for the Huskies.{{cite web|url=https://www.athleticbusiness.com/facilities/uconn-approves-60m-for-trio-of-new-stadiums.html|publisher=Athletic Business|title=UConn approves 60m for Trio of New Stadiums|date=November 2017|author=Andy Berg|access-date=September 30, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theuconnblog.com/2020/3/29/21198856/construction-of-uconn-huskies-soccer-baseball-new-stadiums-to-continue-despite-covid-19-outbreak|publisher=The UConn Blog|date=March 29, 2020|access-date=September 29, 2020|title=Construction o new UConn Stadiums to Continue|author=Daniel Connolly}} The new facility changed the orientation of the field so that the batters eye faces a more conventional northeast, and consists of a press box, sunken dugouts, 250 chairback seats, bleachers for 250 more people, and grass for additional spectators. Using fieldturf and lights, the facility will enable games in earlier spring and at night for the first time in program history. The stadium also has a player lounge and hitting facility on the first base side, with access to the Rizzo Performance Center for other facilities.
References
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{{University of Connecticut}}
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Category:1987 establishments in Connecticut
Category:College softball venues in the United States