Harris Field

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{{Infobox venue

| name = Harris Field

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| address = 6th Street & 10th Avenue

| location = Lewis–Clark State College
Lewiston, Idaho, U.S.

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| pushpin_map = USA#Idaho

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States##Location in Idaho

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| pushpin_label = Lewiston

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| coordinates = {{Coord|46.41|-117.025|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

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| owner = Lewis–Clark State College

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| surface = Natural grass

| elevation = {{convert|850|ft|abbr=on}} AMSL

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| former_names = NICE Field, Logger Field

| tenants = Lewis–Clark State Warriors (NAIA)
Lewis-Clark Twins (Am. Legion, AA)
Lewis-Clark Cubs (Am. Legion, A)

| seating_capacity = 5,000

| dimensions = Left Field – {{convert|315|ft|abbr=on}}
Left Center – {{convert|365|ft|abbr=on}}
Center Field – {{convert|385|ft|abbr=on}}
Right Center – {{convert|360|ft|0|abbr=on}}
Right Field – {{convert|335|ft|abbr=on}}

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Harris Field is a college baseball park in the western United States, located in Lewiston, Idaho. An on-campus venue with a seating capacity of 5,000, it is the home field of the Warriors of Lewis–Clark State College, a top program in National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Since 1984, LCSC has won nineteen national titles and had six runner-up finishes.

The ballpark became Harris Field {{Years or months ago|1950}} in 1950,{{cite news |url=http://m.lmtribune.com/mobile/sports/article_6f7986c9-fb36-5106-9182-55d26745bd90.html |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |last=Barrows|first=Bob |title=One dreamy field |date=May 25, 2001 |accessdate=November 20, 2015}} while the college was known as North Idaho College of Education (NICE) and its teams were the Loggers.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F7heAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2266%2C1366189 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho)|title=Foul weather forces Loggers to work inside |date=March 17, 1950 |page=8}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GbheAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2373%2C1518823 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune|location=(Idaho) |title=Cougars grab doubleheader from Loggers |date=March 19, 1950 |page=8}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RLpeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hjAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1556%2C517641 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune|location=(Idaho) |title=Loggers split pair with Gonzaga |date=May 7, 1950 |page=8}} It was named for Loyd Harris (1883–1969), a local businessman, civic leader, and baseball booster.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hs1eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yTIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4485%2C4660331 |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |title=Loyd Harris, city leader, Mr. Baseball, dies at 85 |date=January 29, 1969 |page=16}} He was active in baseball as a player, manager, and club director since 1904.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EbdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aOkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2080%2C4317460 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Loyd Harris dies at 85 |date=January 29, 1969 |page=12}} Previously, the diamond was simply known as NICE Field.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8mpfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4y4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1555%2C2554506 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |title=Loggers defeat Vandals 4–2, 4–0 in practice baseball contests |date=March 31, 1949 |page=8}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-mpfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4y4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1498%2C3246393 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |title=Cougars split practice games at NICE field |date=April 8, 1949 |page=10}}

Lights were added to Harris Field in the summer of 1975,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y8ReAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1zEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2419%2C4759326 |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |last=Barrows |first=Bob |title=Harris Field will be lighted at last |date=June 18, 1975 |page=B1 }} and it has hosted the NAIA World Series more than twenty times, from 1984 through 1991,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CCdXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hO8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4134%2C2965340 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Stalwick |first=Howie |title=NAIA World Series to stay in Lewiston through 1991 |date=May 20, 1987 |page=D3 }} and continuously since 2000. In the summer, the ballpark hosts the local American Legion teams, the Lewis-Clark Twins (AA) and Cubs (A). The playing surface at Harris Field was overhauled in the summer of 2014 as earth was rebalanced with heavy equipment. A new irrigation system was installed as well as {{convert|110000|sqft|acre ha}} of new sod.{{cite web |url=http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209765787 |publisher=NAIA |title=Harris Field again ready for baseball |last=Breach |first=Matt |agency=Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), (assistant sports information director) |date=November 14, 2014 |accessdate=November 20, 2015}}

The field's elevation is approximately {{convert|850|ft|round=5}} above sea level and has an unorthodox southwest alignment; the recommended orientation (homeplate to center field) is east-northeast.{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/official_rules/objectives_1.jsp |publisher=Major League Baseball |title=Objectives of the Game - rule 1.04|accessdate=November 20, 2015}} The center field fence is close at {{convert|385|ft}}, restricted by the Mechanical Technical Building.

Lewiston's minor league clubs, the Indians (1937, 1939) and Broncs (1952–1974), played at Bengal Field, about nine blocks east, near the high school. Lights were installed prior to the 1937 baseball season, and the opener was a night game.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gq9fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5C8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1296%2C1966890|newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |title=Lewiston to see first game under the lights tonight when Indians meet Spokane Hawks |date=April 27, 1937 |page=8}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VwUVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tuMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6612%2C3827641 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=New W.I. League opens tonight |date=April 27, 1937 |page=13 }} Owned by the school district, Bengal Field was formerly the home of the high school and Legion baseball programs and hosted the American Legion World Series in 1973. It has been a football-only venue since autumn 1983 and the 3,500-seat baseball grandstand at 15th Street was removed. The LHS Bengals baseball team now plays at Dwight Church Field ({{coord|46.38|-116.962}}) in the southeast part of the city.