Alexander Field
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Full nameJohn and Anna Margaret Ross Alexander Field
LocationMcCormick Road and Cherry Lane, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Coordinates40°26′14″N 86°56′30″W / 40.437312°N 86.941646°W / 40.437312; -86.941646
OwnerPurdue University
OperatorPurdue University
Capacity1,500 (expandable to 2,500)
Field sizeLeft Field - 340 ft (100 m)
Left Center - 368 ft (112 m)
Center Field - 408 ft (124 m)
Right Center - 368 ft (112 m)
Right Field - 330 ft (100 m)
SurfaceNatural grass
ScoreboardElectronic
Construction
Broke ground2011
Built2011–2012
Opened2013
Construction cost$10.3 million
ArchitectCooke Douglass Farr Lemons
Tenants
Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten) 2013–present
Lafayette Aviators (PL) 2020

Alexander Field is a baseball venue in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States. It is home to the Purdue Boilermakers baseball team of the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference. The field hosted its first game in spring 2013. The venue has a capacity of 1,500 spectators that is expandable to 2,500 spectators. It is named for John and Anna Margaret Ross Alexander, Purdue alumni and the parents of former Purdue head baseball coach Dave Alexander[1]

History

Construction began following the 2011 season, and the venue was scheduled to be completed for the start of the 2012 season. However, construction delays pushed back the field's completion to spring 2013. Due to the delays, Purdue, which was selected to host a regional in the 2012 NCAA tournament, had to host the regional at U.S. Steel Yard in nearby Gary.[2][3]

It replaced Lambert Field as the home of the Boilermakers.

With Loeb Stadium demolished to make way for a new stadium still under construction, the Lafayette Aviators were supposed to play the 2020 Prospect League season at Alexander Field;[4] however, their season was suspended when Purdue closed its athletic facilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Features

The stadium features a press box, clubhouse, indoor hitting facility, suites and stadium lighting.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Alexander Field". PurdueSports.com. Purdue Sports Information. September 30, 2011. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  2. ^ Peloza, Brian (26 May 2012). "NCAA Baseball Tourney Could Be Coming to Gary". The Post Tribune. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  3. ^ DiPrimio, Pete (May 29, 2012). "Purdue to Host NCAA Baseball Regional - In Gary". News-Sentinel.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  4. ^ Baird, Nathan (August 6, 2019). "Lafayette Aviators to play at Purdue's Alexander Field in 2020". Journal & Courier. Lafayette, Indiana. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "Aviators Announce Suspension of 2020 Season". Aviators Baseball (Press release). Lafayette Aviators. May 18, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2021.

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Baseball parks of the Big Ten Conference
Purdue Boilermakers baseball
NCAA Division I college baseball venues in Indiana
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