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Larry Mahaney Diamond Location University of Maine Campus; Long Road, Orono, Maine, USA Coordinates 44°54′17″N 68°40′10″W / 44.904692°N 68.669368°WCoordinates: 44°54′17″N 68°40′10″W / 44.904692°N 68.669368°W Scoreboard Yes Capacity 3,000 Tenants University of Maine Black Bears baseball (1986-present);
Bangor Blue Ox (NAL) (1996-7);
Bangor Lumberjacks (NL) (2003)Larry Mahaney Diamond is a baseball stadium in Orono, Maine, USA on the campus of the University of Maine.[1] It is the home of the Maine Black Bears baseball team.[2] Its capacity is approximately 3,000 spectators.[1]
Usage
From 1996 to 1997, the field was the home of the Bangor Blue Ox of the independent Northeast League.[3]
In 2003, the venue was the home of the Bangor Lumberjacks, also of the Northeast League.[3] Following the 2003 season, the team moved to the Winkin Sports Complex on the campus of Husson College in Bangor, Maine.[1]
Naming
The field is named for Larry Mahaney, an area businessman and philanthropist. Mahaney died in 2006.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Mahaney Diamond at mysite.verizon.net, URL accessed October 16, 2010. Archived 10-16-2010
- ^ Mahaney Diamond at goblackbears.com, URL accessed October 16, 2010. Archived 10-16-2010
- ^ a b Mahaney Diamond at ballparkreviews.com, URL accessed October 16, 2010. Archived 10-16-2010
- ^ "Larry Mahaney Baseball Diamond". St. Joseph's Monks. http://www.gomonks.com/information/mahaney. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
University of Maine UMaine Notable people • Orono • Collins Center for the Arts • Fay Hyland Botanical Plantation • Hudson Museum • Maynard F. Jordan Observatory • Museum of Art • University of Maine system
Student media Sports Maine Black Bears • Black Bear Sports Network • Men's ice hockey • Alfond Stadium • Mahaney Diamond
Organizations and Greek Francis Crowe Society • The Senior Skull Honor Society • Phi Eta Kappa • Wilde Stein Alliance for Sexual Diversity
Affiliates Baseball parks of the America East Conference Varsity Field (Albany) • Varsity Field (Binghamton) • Fiondella Field (Hartford) • Mahaney Diamond (Maine) • Joe Nathan Field (Stony Brook) • Baseball Factory Field (UMBC)
Categories:- Baseball venues in Maine
- Maine Black Bears baseball
- College baseball venues in the United States
- Minor league baseball venues
- Buildings and structures in Bangor, Maine
- Visitor attractions in Penobscot County, Maine
- Northeastern United States sports venue stubs
- Maine building and structure stubs
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