Samford Stadium-Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park
- Samford Stadium-Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park
Samford Stadium-Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park is the college baseball venue for the Auburn University Tigers. As of 2006, its seating capacity is 4,096. In 2003, "Baseball America" declared the facility the best college baseball venue in the country. The park's signature is its 37-foot high left field fence, which is 315 feet from home plate. The home team bullpen is located behind the left field fence, forcing media in the press box to use monitors to determine who is warming up.
Plainsman Park was first used as a baseball facility in 1950.
In 1996, Auburn significantly renovated Plainsman Park, drawing inspiration from ballparks such as Camden Yards in their design for the park.
In 1997, it was renamed Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park in honor of brothers Jimmy and Billy Hitchcock.
In 2003, the facility was renamed Samford Stadium-Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park in honor of longtime trustee Jimmy Samford.
References
*cite web|url=http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/aub/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/06_mg_intro.pdf|title=Auburn University 2006 Baseball Media Guide|accessdate=2006-04-12
External links
* [http://www.auburntigers.com/facilities/aub-facilities-basebl.html Samford Stadium-Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park] at AuburnTigers.com
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