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John W. Smithson Field is a baseball venue in Merion Station, Pennsylvania, United States. It is home to the Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball team of the NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 Conference. The field hosted its first game in spring 2012. The venue has a capacity of 400 spectators. It is named for John Smithson, Saint Joseph's alumni and once interim president of Saint Joseph's University.[1]
Full name | John W. Smithson Field |
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Address | 431 N. Latches Ln, Merion Station, Pennsylvania 19066, USA |
Coordinates | 39.59441°N 75.14439°W |
Owner | Saint Joseph's University |
Operator | Saint Joseph's University |
Capacity | 400 |
Field size | Left Field - 327 feet Center Field - 400 feet Right Field - 330 feet |
Surface | AstroTurf 3D GameDay Grass |
Scoreboard | Electronic |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 2011 |
Built | 2011 |
Opened | 2012 |
Tenants | |
Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball (NCAA DI A-10) (2012–present) |
Construction began in June 2011, and the venue was scheduled to be completed for the start of the 2012 season.[2] On March 9, 2012, the Hawks defeated the Iona Gaels 5–1, in the first ever game at Smithson Field.[3]
The stadium features a press box, clubhouse, indoor hitting facility, suites and stadium lighting.
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