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UC Baseball Stadium

Baseball stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, US

Summary

Baseball stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, US

FieldValue
nameUC Baseball Stadium
location99 W. Corry St.
Cincinnati, OH 45219
coordinates
openedMay 20, 2004
ownerUniversity of Cincinnati
operatorUniversity of Cincinnati
surfaceMotz Group's TriplePlayTM HP System
former_names{{plainlist
tenantsCincinnati Bearcats (NCAA) (2004–present)
seating_capacity3,085
dimensionsLeft Field: 325 ft (102 m)
Left-Center: 370 ft
Center Field: 400 ft (122 m)
Right Center: 370 ft
Right Field: 325 ft (102 m)

Cincinnati, OH 45219

  • UC Ballpark (2004–2006)
  • Marge Schott Stadium (2006–2020) Left-Center: 370 ft Center Field: 400 ft (122 m) Right Center: 370 ft Right Field: 325 ft (102 m)

UC Baseball Stadium (formerly UC Ballpark and Marge Schott Stadium) is a baseball stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, on the campus of the University of Cincinnati. It is the home field of the Cincinnati Bearcats. The stadium holds 3,085 people and opened in 2004. The stadium was named after late Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott from 2006 to 2020, when her name was taken off due to renewed controversy over her racist remarks.

Name

In 2006, the stadium was renamed to Marge Schott Stadium, after former Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott, two years after her Marge and Charles J. Schott Foundation donated $ to the university's athletic department for the Richard E. Lindner Varsity Village.

At one point, the university expressed interest in renaming the stadium to "Kevin Youkilis Field at Marge Schott Stadium", after former Bearcat and major leaguer Kevin Youkilis. However, Youkilis, who is Jewish, declined to be associated with Schott, who was known for racist and anti-Semitic statements. Youkilis recalled his father saying to him: "Kevin that is a tremendous honor that they would think of doing this. The only problem is that our family name will never coexist with that other individual. I will never let our family name be next to someone that was filled with such hatred of our Jewish community." In 2020, Bearcats pitcher Nathan Moore along with Youkilis called for the university to remove Schott's name from the stadium.

On June 23, 2020, the university's board of trustees voted unanimously to remove Schott's name from both the stadium and a space in the university's archives library, effective immediately.

Facilities

The stadium holds 3,085 people and opened in 2004.

In August 2014, TriplePlay HP System turf was installed, replacing the original field turf. All areas of the field, including the warning track, home plate, pitcher's mound, and bullpens are now turf. In 2012, college baseball writer Eric Sorenson ranked the stadium as the third most underrated venue in Division I baseball.

Attendance

Largest baseball attendance (since 2000)

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1May 11, 20223,125Cincinnati 12 – Northern Kentucky 6
2March 1, 20232,513Cincinnati 12 – Miami (OH) 15
3March 2, 20222,451Cincinnati 5 – Ohio State 4
4May 15, 20182,363Cincinnati 14 – Ohio State 4
5May 20, 20042,200Cincinnati 3 – UAB 14
6March 5, 20222,042Cincinnati 4 – Northwestern 2

References

References

  1. Jenkins, Keith. (June 23, 2020). "UC to remove Marge Schott's name from two locations". [[The Cincinnati Enquirer]].
  2. (8 June 2020). "University of Cincinnati Players Want Racist Ex-Reds Owner's Name off Stadium".
  3. (23 June 2020). "Bearcats to remove Schott's name from stadium".
  4. Jenkins, Keith. (June 7, 2020). "UC pitcher, Kevin Youkilis want Marge Schott's name removed from stadium". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
  5. "UC Baseball Stadium".
  6. "Baseball Begins Synthetic Turf Renovation at Marge Schott Stadium".
  7. Sorenson, Eric. (5 October 2012). "Distiller's Dozen - The "Hey, Nice Stadium" Edition". CollegeBaseballToday.com.
  8. (11 May 2022). "Bearcats Top NKU, Sell Out UC Baseball Stadium".
  9. (March 2023). "Cincinnati Falls to Miami (OH) in Slugfest".
  10. (2 March 2022). "Cincinnati secures 5-4 walk-off victory over Ohio State".
  11. "Thank you to the 2,363 fans who joined us yesterday for our annual Education Day! You helped us set a Marge Schott Stadium attendance record!👏".
  12. "On this date in 2004, the Bearcats host UAB in the first game ever played at UC Baseball Stadium. A then-record crowd of 2,200 fans are in attendance.".
  13. "This afternoon's attendance: 2,042. Cincinnati is a baseball town.".
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