Eck Stadium
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This article is about sports venue in Wichita, KS. For the sports venue in South Bend, IN, see Frank Eck Stadium.
Eck Stadium is a baseball stadium in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is located on the south side of 21st Street between Hillside and Oliver on the campus of Wichita State University in northeast Wichita.
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Location | Wichita, Kansas 67260 USA |
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Coordinates | 37.721684°N 97.288431°W / 37.721684; -97.288431 |
Owner | Wichita State University |
Operator | Wichita State University |
Capacity | 7,851 |
Field size | Left Field - 335' Right field - 335' Center Field - 390' |
Surface | Major Play artificial turf and pitching mound |
Construction | |
Opened | 1985 |
Renovated | 1988, 1992, 1995, 2016, 2019 |
Construction cost | $700,000 (original facility) $7.8 million (1999 Renovation) |
Architect | Schaefer, Johnson, Cox, Frey and Associates |
Tenants | |
Wichita State Shockers (NCAA, AAC) (1985–present) NCAA Regional: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2007 |
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The stadium is home of the Wichita State Shockers baseball team. It has played host to the Shockers in rudimentary form since 1978, and as a complete stadium since 1985. Officially called Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field it is sometimes informally referred to as Eck.
The stadium, which has gone through numerous upgrades since its original completion, currently seats 7,851. This number does not include the Coleman Outfield Hill which can seat hundreds more.