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Muzzy Field
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Muzzy Field is a stadium in Bristol, Connecticut adjacent to Rockwell Park. It has been in use since 1912 for both baseball and football. The brick-faced grandstand, with a capacity of 4,900 people, was built in 1939. It features a ring of tall pine trees that line the outside of the outfield wall and the grandstand.
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Location | Park Street and Muzzy Street, Bristol, Connecticut, USA |
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Coordinates | 41.673176°N 72.959459°W / 41.673176; -72.959459 |
Capacity | 4,900 |
Field size | 339 ft. (LF) 359 ft. (Left center) 402 ft. (CF) 369 ft. (Deep right center) 330 ft. (Right center) 326 ft. (RF) |
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Built | 1939 (grandstand) |
Renovated | 2012–15 |
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Bristol Blues (NECBL) 2020–present (FCBL) 2015–2019 Bristol Collegiate Baseball Club (NECBL) 2010 Bristol Nighthawks (NECBL) 1994–1995 Bristol Red Sox (AA EL) 1972–1982 Bristol Owls (Colonial League) 1949–1950 Bristol Central High School Bristol Eastern High School Saint Paul Catholic High School baseball and football |
Muzzy Field hosts high school sports, primarily baseball and football. Three high schools use the field: Bristol Central High School, Bristol Eastern High School, and Saint Paul Catholic High School. Muzzy Field is the site of the football "Battle for the Bell" between Bristol Eastern and Bristol Central, held every Thanksgiving morning, with the winner claiming the bell for the following year.
In summer, Muzzy Field hosts collegiate baseball teams: since 2015, the Bristol Blues[1] of the New England Collegiate Baseball League; and formerly, the Bristol Collegiate Baseball Club (2010) and the Bristol Nighthawks (1994–1995), both of the New England Collegiate Baseball League.