Earl Lorden Field
{{Short description|Baseball venue in Amherst, Massachusetts, US}}
{{Infobox venue
| name = Earl Lorden Field
| nickname =
| image = 250px
| caption = Earl Lorden Field in 2011
| fullname =
| former_names =
| location = University of Massachusetts Amherst campus; Amherst, Massachusetts, US
| coordinates = {{coord|42.389976|-72.535582|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground =
| built =
| opened = 1971
| renovated =
| expanded =
| closed =
| demolished =
| owner = University of Massachusetts Amherst
| operator = University of Massachusetts Amherst
| surface = Natural grass
| scoreboard = Electronic
| construction_cost =
| suites =
| architect =
| project_manager =
| structural engineer =
| services engineer =
| general_contractor =
| main_contractors =
| capacity =
| record_attendance =
| dimensions =
| tenants = UMass Minutemen baseball (NCAA D1 A-10)
}}
Earl Lorden Field is a baseball venue located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. The field is home to the UMass Minutemen baseball team of the NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 Conference. The field is named after former UMass baseball coach Earl Lorden and was dedicated in his name on April 24, 1971.
Renovations
An electronic scoreboard was constructed beyond the left field fence before the 2001 season.[http://www.umassathletics.com/school-bio/facilities.html#lorden UMass Athletic Facility] at umassathletics.com, URL accessed October 3, 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080724095324/http://www.umassathletics.com/school-bio/facilities.html Archived] 10/03/09
In fall 2012, a new outfield wind screen was installed, an artificial turf halo was added around home plate, and the facility's dugouts were renovated.{{cite web|last=Stone |first=Mike |title=2012 Season Recap & Golf Tournament Information |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/umas/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/Newsletterspring2012.pdf |publisher=UMass Baseball |access-date=29 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102114/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/umas/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/Newsletterspring2012.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|last=Thompson |first=Rich |title=UMass Baseball Aims Pitch at Alumni |url=http://www.sportsad.ohio.edu/news/index.html?article_id=70 |work=Boston Herald |access-date=29 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304214301/http://www.sportsad.ohio.edu/news/index.html?article_id=70 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |date=14 May 2008 |url-status=dead }}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.umassathletics.com/view.gal?id=130393 Photo Gallery of 2012 Renovations]
{{UMass Minutemen baseball navbox}}
{{University of Massachusetts Amherst}}
{{Atlantic 10 Conference baseball venue navbox}}
{{Massachusetts NCAA Division I college baseball venue navbox}}
Category:College baseball venues in Massachusetts
Category:UMass Minutemen baseball
Category:UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen sports venues
Category:Sports venues completed in 1971
Category:University and college buildings completed in 1971
CategorY:1971 establishments in Massachusetts
{{Massachusetts-baseball-venue-stub}}