Eduardo Vasconcelos Stadium
- Eduardo Vasconcelos Stadium
Infobox Stadium
stadium_name =Eduardo Vasconcelos Stadium
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location = Oaxaca, Mexico
coordinates = |latd = 17 |latm = 070 |lats = 00 |latNS = N
longd = 96 |longm = 71 |longs = 30 |longEW = W
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built = 1950
opened = 1950
renovated = 1996 and 2008
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owner = City of Oaxaca
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surface = FieldTurf
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tenants = Oaxaca Guerreros
seating_capacity = 7,200
dimensions = Baseball: LF: 339 ft, CF: 400 ft, RF: 339 ft
Eduardo Vasconcelos Stadium, also known as Estadio de Beisbol Lic. Eduardo Vasconcelos is a stadium in Oaxaca, Mexico. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Guerreros de Oaxaca Liga Mexicana de Beisbol baseball team since the team entered the league in 1996. It currently holds 7,200 spectators.
The stadium opened in 1950 as the home for the athletics department for the Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca. It is named after Eduardo Vasconcelos, who was Governor of Oaxaca from 1947 to 1950. The stadium's playing surface is FieldTurf [ [http://www.fieldturf.com/baseball/installations.cfm?installID=159&searchCriteria=state%3Dall%26keyword%3D%26year%3Dall%26sport%3Dbaseball%26country%3DMexico%26resultCount%3D20%26sortOrder%3DinstallDate%20DESC%2C%20installID%20DESC%26startRow%3D1] FieldTurf installations] . A refurbishment prior to the 2008 season brought the stadium a new video board and improved seats. [ [http://www.imparcialenlinea.com/index.php?mod=leer&id=42806] Article on new additions to stadium from imparcialenlinea.com]
References
External links
* [http://www.worldstadiums.com/north_america/countries/mexico/pacific_coast.shtml Stadium information]
* [http://riie.com.mx/?a=36639 Liga mexicana de Beisbol: Los Guerreros de Oaxaca, el debut en la liga mejicana]
* [http://www.e-oaxaca.gob.mx/administracion/estadiobeisbol.htm History and stadium information]
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