Baxter Field

Baxter International Baseball Field
Baxter Field
Location Gundurimba Road, Lismore, New South Wales
Coordinates 28°49′18″S 153°16′17″E / 28.82159°S 153.271524°E / -28.82159; 153.271524Coordinates: 28°49′18″S 153°16′17″E / 28.82159°S 153.271524°E / -28.82159; 153.271524
Owner New South Wales Government
Capacity 1,500
Field size Left Field - 325 feet (99 m)
Center Field - 380 feet (116 m)
Right Field - 325 feet (99 m)
Surface Grass
Construction
Opened 1960
Renovated 2002
Tenants
Lismore Timberjacks
(Claxton Shield)

Baxter International Baseball Field or the Albert Park International Baseball Stadium is home to the Far North Coast Baseball Association, part of Baseball Queensland, in Lismore, New South Wales. It is a fully fenced and regulation size field with field level fenced dugouts, bullpens, 2 battery cages as well as covered stands. Floodlighting is of international standard and has numerous Claxton Shield games since 1968.[1]

The clubhouse underwater in 2005

Opposite to Baxter Field is Thew Field which serves as a playing field for juniors as well as a warm up and training field. It is also a regulation sized, floodlight field.

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