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Revision as of 22:53, 30 August 2021
Standort | Cretin Avenue S, St. Paul, MN, United States |
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Coordinates | 44°56′43″N 93°11′27″W / 44.945179°N 93.190971°W |
Owner | University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) |
Operator | University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) |
Capacity | 250 |
Field size | Left Field: 320 ft Center Field: 465 ft Right Field: 320 ft |
Surface | AstroTurf (infield) Natural grass (outfield) |
Scoreboard | Electronic |
Bauwesen | |
Broke ground | 2005 |
Built | 2005 |
Opened | April 22, 2006 |
Renovated | 2017 |
Construction cost | $300,000 |
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St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies baseball (Summit) (2006–present) |
Koch Diamond is a baseball venue in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States It is home to the St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies baseball team of the NCAA Division I Summit League. The field opened in 2006 and is named for former St. Thomas pitcher David Koch.[1]
Eigenschaften
The park is located along Cretin Avenue in the Union Park neighborhood of St. Paul, Minnesota. The field is used as both a football and soccer practice facility along the outfield, which causes the centerfield fence to be the deepest in all of college baseball, at 465 feet.[2]
Naming
David Koch, for whom the venue is named, pitched for the St. Thomas baseball program in 1952.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "North Field and Koch Diamond". www.stthomas.edu. University of St. Thomas, Minnesota. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ Joe Healy (July 30, 2020). "St. Thomas Prepares for Momentous Jump to Division I". www.baseballamerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ^ "Please Remember David Koch in Your Prayers". www.news.stthomas.edu. University of St. Thomas. January 5, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2021.