Elliot Ballpark

{{Short description|Baseball park at the University of Connecticut}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}

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| image = Elliot Ballpark infield, UConn, Storrs CT.jpg

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| caption = Elliot Ballpark infield

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| location = Jim Calhoun Way east of Separatist Road, Storrs, Connecticut, USA

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| opened = {{Start date|2021|3|23}}

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| owner = University of Connecticut

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| surface = AstroTurf OPS (artificial turf)

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| capacity = 1,500 (1,351 seated)

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| dimensions = Left field: {{convert|330|ft|m}}
Center field: {{convert|400|ft|m}}
Right field: {{convert|330|ft|m}}{{cite web |title=Facilities |url=https://uconnhuskies.com/facilities/elliot-ballpark/7 |website=University of Connecticut Athletics |access-date=June 5, 2022 |language=en}}

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| tenants = UConn (NCAA, Big East) 2021–present

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Elliot Ballpark is a baseball stadium on the campus of the University of Connecticut (UConn) in Storrs, Connecticut, United States. It is the home field of the UConn Huskies baseball team of NCAA Division I's Big East Conference.{{Cite web|title=Baseball|url=https://www.bigeast.com/index.aspx?path=baseball|access-date=April 9, 2021|website=Big East Conference|language=en}} The stadium is designed to seat 1,500 people, with additional space on grass berms which can also accommodate temporary bleachers. It is named after former UConn baseball player Doug Elliot and his family, who provided a major gift towards the construction of the venue.{{cite news |url=https://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-huskies/hc-sp-uconn-baseball-stadium-doug-elliot-20190425-20190424-bpt6gx2my5coveaa3xct6em5z4-story.html |title=UConn's new baseball stadium will be named for alum Doug Elliot |newspaper=Hartford Courant |date=April 24, 2019 |first=Dom |last=Amore |access-date=January 20, 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2019/10/25/uconns-elliot-ballpark-on-track/ |work=Ballpark Digest |publisher=August Publications |title=UConn's Elliot Ballpark On Track |date=October 25, 2019 |first=Zach |last=Spedden |access-date=January 20, 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.theuconnblog.com/2019/4/25/18514593/naming-uconn-huskies-baseball-new-stadium-elliot-ballpark-fits-but-save-space-for-jim-penders-name |work=The UConn Blog |title=Naming UConn Baseball's New Stadium "Elliot Ballpark" Fits, But Save Space for Jim Penders' Name |date=April 25, 2019 |access-date=January 20, 2020 |first=Daniel |last=Connolly}}{{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 |date=October 24, 2019 |first=Alex |last=Putterman |title=UConn stadium construction on schedule; baseball venue expected to open for 2020 season |access-date=January 20, 2020}}

Elliot Ballpark replaced J. O. Christian Field as UConn's home field. The stadium was set to open during the 2020 season, however, UConn played no home games prior to the cancellation of the season due to the coronavirus pandemic.{{cite news |last1=Spedden |first1=Zach |title=COVID-19 Pandemic Continues to Affect NCAA Baseball |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2020/03/18/covid-19-pandemic-continues-to-affect-ncaa-baseball/ |access-date=May 6, 2020 |work=Ballpark Digest |publisher=August Publications |date=March 18, 2020}} The first game at the ballpark was played on March 23, 2021, with UConn defeating Central Connecticut State by a score of 2-0.{{cite news |last1=McFarland |first1=Shawn |title=UConn rings in brand new Elliot Ballpark with 2-0 win over Central Connecticut |url=https://www.courant.com/sports/hc-sp-uconn-baseball-open-new-stadium-with-win-ccsu-20210324-zwy3l6bb4ndfpk6ancds4ehb44-story.html |newspaper=Hartford Courant |access-date=June 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707155555/https://www.courant.com/sports/hc-sp-uconn-baseball-open-new-stadium-with-win-ccsu-20210324-zwy3l6bb4ndfpk6ancds4ehb44-story.html |archive-date=July 7, 2021 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}