English Field
Baseball stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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English Field at Atlantic Union Bank Park is a baseball stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia. It is the home field of the Virginia Tech Hokies college baseball team. It was opened in 1989 and has a capacity of 1,033 in chair back seats plus additional grass-covered bank seating along the left field line known as "The Hill".[1] English Field underwent an $20 million renovation in 2018.[2]
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English Field | |
Full name | English Field at Atlantic Union Bank Park |
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Former names | English Field (1989–2016) English Field at Union Park (2016–2019) |
Location | Blacksburg, Virginia |
Coordinates | 37°13′4″N 80°25′24″W |
Owner | Virginia Tech |
Capacity | 1,132 chair backed seats (estimated 4,000 with the terrace seats) |
Field size | Left field: 330 ft (100 m) Center field: 400 ft (120 m) Right field: 330 ft (100 m) |
Surface | AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D |
Scoreboard | Daktronics |
Construction | |
Opened | March 22, 1989 (1989-03-22) |
Renovated | 2008, 2018 |
Construction cost | $20 million (2018 renovation) |
Main contractors | Whiting-Turner (2018 renovation) |
Tenants | |
Virginia Tech Hokies (ACC) 1989–present |
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