Quinnipiac Baseball Field
{{Short description|Baseball park in Hamden, Connecticut, U.S.}}
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| name = Quinnipiac Baseball Field
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| image = Image:Quinnipiac University baseball 2010.jpg
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| location = 275 Mount Carmel Avenue, Hamden, Connecticut, USA
| coordinates = {{coord|41.419878|-72.891449|display=title,inline}}
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| built = 1966
| opened = 1967
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| owner = Quinnipiac University
| operator = Quinnipiac University
| surface = Natural grass
| scoreboard = Electronic
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| dimensions = 340 ft. (LF)
375 ft. (LCF)
400 ft. (CF)
375 ft. (RCF)
340 ft. (RF)
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| tenants = Quinnipiac Bobcats baseball (NCAA DI MAAC)
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Quinnipiac Baseball Field is a baseball venue in Hamden, Connecticut, United States. It is home to the Quinnipiac Bobcats baseball team of the NCAA Division I Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The venue features portable bleacher seating and a press booth. It also has an embankment in right center field that lies in play.{{cite web|title=Quinnipiac Baseball Field|url=http://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/information/facilities/baseball_field/index|work=QuinnipiacBobcats.com|publisher=Quinnipiac University Sports Information Department|access-date=28 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022065728/http://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/information/facilities/baseball_field/index|url-status=live|archive-date=2012-10-22}}{{cite web|last=Sorenson|first=Eric|title=One Day, Four Games|url=http://blogs.eastonbaseball.com/collegebaseballtoday/2012/03/24/one-day-four-games/|work=College Baseball Today|access-date=28 May 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121204836/http://blogs.eastonbaseball.com/collegebaseballtoday/2012/03/24/one-day-four-games/|archive-date=2013-01-21|url-status=dead|date=24 March 2012}}
A group of students, including future head coach Dan Gooley, built the park in the summer of 1966. Previously, the program played at Hamden's Legion Field.{{cite news|last1=Malafronte|first1=Chip|title=Quinnipiac Baseball Coach Dan Gooley Built More than a Legacy|url=http://www.nhregister.com/sports/20140511/quinnipiac-baseball-coach-dan-gooley-built-more-than-a-legacy|access-date=August 8, 2014|work=NHRegister.com|publisher=New Haven Register|date=May 11, 2014}}
The mountains that make up Sleeping Giant State Park are visible beyond the outfield fence.
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References
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Category:College baseball venues in Connecticut
Category:Buildings and structures in Hamden, Connecticut
Category:Quinnipiac Bobcats baseball
Category:1967 establishments in Connecticut
Category:Sports venues completed in 1967
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