Illinois Field
Baseball field in the Champaign, Illinois, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the current Illinois Field. For the former Illinois Field that opened in 1884, see Illinois Field (1884).
Illinois Field is a baseball venue in Champaign, Illinois, home to the University of Illinois Fighting Illini baseball team. It is located in the sports complex at the University of Illinois near the Champaign-Urbana border. It is a short distance east of State Farm Center and Memorial Stadium.
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Former names | Proano Stadium (1988–1991) |
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Address | 1601 E. Kirby Avenue Champaign, Illinois 61820 |
Coordinates | 40.096869°N 88.229796°W / 40.096869; -88.229796 |
Public transit | MTD |
Owner | University of Illinois |
Operator | University of Illinois |
Type | Stadium |
Genre(s) | Baseball |
Capacity | 1,500 seats 3,000 (with lawn seating) |
Record attendance | 5,214 |
Field size | LF: 330 ft (100.6 m) LC: 370 ft (112.8 m) CF: 400 ft (121.9 m) RC: 370 ft (112.8 m) RF: 330 ft (100.6 m) |
Surface | FieldTurf |
Construction | |
Built | 1987 |
Opened | 24 March 1988 (1988-03-24) |
Renovated | 1999 |
Architect | Heery Fabrap |
Tenants | |
Illinois Fighting Illini (NCAA) (1988–present) Big Ten baseball tournament (1998, 2005) Champaign-Urbana Bandits (GCL) (1994) |
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