Erdle Field
Baseball venue at the United States Air Force Academy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Air Force Academy baseball venue. For the Auburn Doubledays minor league baseball venue, see Falcon Park. For the Corinth, Texas baseball venue, see Falcon Field (Corinth, Texas).
Erdle Field is a baseball venue located on the grounds of the United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado, USA, north of Colorado Springs. It is home to the Air Force Falcons college baseball team, which represents the Academy in the NCAA Division I Mountain West Conference. Opened in 1957,[1] the venue has a capacity of 1,000 spectators.[2] The field, located in the Rampart Range of the Rocky Mountains, is more than 7,000 feet (2,100 m) above sea level.[1]
Quick Facts Former names, Location ...
Former names | Falcon Baseball Field |
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Location | 2168 Field House Drive, USAF Academy, CO, USA |
Coordinates | 39.015593°N 104.888245°W / 39.015593; -104.888245 |
Owner | Air Force Academy |
Operator | Air Force Academy |
Capacity | 1,000 |
Field size | 349 ft. (LF), 393 ft. (LCF), 400 ft. (CF), 365 ft. (RCF), 316 ft. (RF) |
Surface | FieldTurf |
Scoreboard | Electronic |
Construction | |
Opened | 1957 |
Renovated | 1991 |
Expanded | 1991 |
Tenants | |
Air Force Falcons baseball (MWC) (1957–present) |
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In both 1976 and 1995, the field hosted the United States Olympic Festivals.[1]