J. O. Christian Field

J. O. Christian Field
Construction
The infield at J.O. Christian field prior to a doubleheader between UConn and Rutgers on April 20, 2012.
Location	Jim Calhoun Way east of Separatist Road, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
Coordinates	41°48′01″N 72°15′24″W / 41.8003672°N 72.2567368°W / 41.8003672; -72.2567368
Owner	University of Connecticut
Operator	University of Connecticut
Capacity	2,000
Field size	340 feet (Left field) 370 feet (LCF) 405 feet (Center field) 370 feet (RCF) 340 feet (Right field)^[1]
Surface	Natural grass, Beam clay
Built	1968
Expanded	1993^[1]
Tenants
Connecticut Huskies baseball

J. O. Christian Field is a baseball stadium in Storrs, Connecticut, United States. It is the home field of the Connecticut Huskies baseball team of the NCAA Division I American Athletic Conference (The American). The stadium holds 2,000 people. It is named after former UConn baseball coach and athletic director, J. Orlean Christian.^[1]

In the offseason following the 2011 season, the university announced fundraising efforts for a new baseball stadium.^[2]

References

1 2 3 J.O. Christian Field (Stadium Road, Storrs campus) at uconnhuskies.com, URL accessed December 12, 2009. Archived 12/12/09
↑ Poulson, Ginger. "UConn Announces Plans for New Stadium". College Baseball Daily. CBD News Source. Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.

Connecticut Huskies baseball

Venue	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields (1896–1967) J. O. Christian Field (1968–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

College World Series appearances in italics

Baseball parks of the American Athletic Conference

J. O. Christian Field (Connecticut) Marge Schott Stadium (Cincinnati) Clark–LeClair Stadium (East Carolina) Schroeder Park (Houston) FedExPark (Memphis) USF Baseball Stadium (South Florida) Greer Field at Turchin Stadium (Tulane) Jay Bergman Field (UCF)

NCAA Division I college baseball venues in Connecticut

AEC	Fiondella Field (Hartford)

The American	J. O. Christian Field (UConn)

Ivy	Yale Field (Yale)

MAAC	Alumni Baseball Diamond (Fairfield) Quinnipiac Baseball Field (Quinnipiac)

NEC	Balf–Savin Field (Central Connecticut) The Ballpark at Harbor Yard (Sacred Heart)

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