Eugene B. Depew Field

Eugene B. Depew Field
Depew Field
Location Bucknell West Drive, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates 40°57′06″N 76°53′30″W / 40.951709°N 76.891599°W / 40.951709; -76.891599Coordinates: 40°57′06″N 76°53′30″W / 40.951709°N 76.891599°W / 40.951709; -76.891599
Owner Bucknell University
Operator Bucknell University
Capacity 500
Field size Left Field: 330 feet (100 m)
Left Center Field: 385 feet (117 m)
Center Field: 400 feet (120 m)
Right Center Field: 385 feet (117 m)
Right Field: 330 feet (100 m)[1]
Surface FieldTurf (2009-present)
Scoreboard Electronic
Construction
Built 1990
Renovated 2009, 2010
Tenants
Bucknell Bison baseball (NCAA D1 Patriot) (1990-present)
This page refers to the Bucknell University baseball venue. For the public park in Peekskill, New York, see Depew Park.

Eugene B. Depew Field is a baseball venue located on the campus of Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. It is home to the Bucknell University Bison college baseball team of the Division I Patriot League. The field has a seating capacity of 500 spectators and was built in 1990.

Naming

On April 17, 2003, it was dedicated to Bucknell baseball coach Eugene Depew, a Bucknell alumnus (Class of 1971) and coach of the program from 19822012. Depew retired after the 2012 season as the longest serving coach of Bucknell baseball.[2][3]

Renovations

In 2009, a FieldTurf surface was installed at the field.[4] Renovations continued in 2010, when a new backstop, dugouts, and fencing were installed.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Depew Field". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on 2011-03-18. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Depew Field". Archived from the original on 2011-03-18. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  3. "Scott Heather Named Head Baseball Coach at Bucknell". BucknellBison.com. 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-06-20. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  4. "Renovation and Improvement of West Fields Continues: Initial Stage of Softball and Baseball Work Underway". October 8, 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-03-18. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
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