Schroeder Park
Baseball park at the University of Houston in Texas, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park (formerly known as Cougar Field) is a baseball park in Houston, Texas. It is the home field of the Houston Cougars baseball team. Several iterations of the ballpark have existed. The current stadium holds 5,000 people, and opened for baseball in 1995. With a 1,500 square foot Daktronics video board, Schroeder Park features the second-largest scoreboard in college baseball. Since its opening, Schroeder Park has hosted several notable college baseball events.[3] In February 2016, the University of Houston announced that, as a response to a large donation to the baseball program, Cougar Field would be renamed Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park.[4]
Location | 3100 Cullen Blvd Houston, Texas United States |
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Coordinates | 29.7267°N 95.3452°W / 29.7267; -95.3452 |
Owner | University of Houston System |
Operator | University of Houston |
Capacity | 5,000[1] |
Field size | Left Field: 330 ft (100 m)[2] Center Field: 400 ft (122 m) Right Field: 330 ft (100 m) |
Surface | Natural grass (1995–2014) FieldTurf (2014–present) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1994 |
Opened | February 22, 1995 |
Renovated | 2013 |
Construction cost | $30 million USD[1] |
Tenants | |
Houston Cougars baseball (NCAA) 1995–present Texas Arrow Heads (Pro Cricket) 2004 |