Charles H. Braun Stadium

Charles H. Braun Stadium
Location South Rotherwood Avenue, Evansville, IN, USA
Coordinates 37°58′32″N 87°32′01″W / 37.975613°N 87.533636°W / 37.975613; -87.533636Coordinates: 37°58′32″N 87°32′01″W / 37.975613°N 87.533636°W / 37.975613; -87.533636
Owner University of Evansville
Operator University of Evansville
Capacity 1,200
Field size 330 ft. (LF), 400 ft. (CF), 330 ft. (RF)
Scoreboard Electronic
Tenants
Evansville Purple Aces baseball (NCAA DI MVC)

Charles H. Braun Stadium is a baseball venue in Evansville, Indiana, USA. It is home to the Evansville Purple Aces baseball team of the Division I Missouri Valley Conference.[1] The stadium's capacity is 1,200 spectators,[2] much of which consists of chair-backed seating.[1]

The venue is named for Charles H. Braun, an Evansville businessman who died in 1998. Braun's sons, Alan and Charles, Jr., are both involved in the University, Alan as trustee and Charles, Jr. as a former golf coach.[1]

Braun Stadium features the Marv and Edie Bates Press Box. Marv Bates was a broadcaster of Evansville sports. Both he and his wife supported Aces athletics.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Charles H. Braun Stadium". GoPurpleAces.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Breds Travel to Evansville Tuesday". GoRacers.com. April 19, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
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