Alumni Coliseum, officially Bob Green Field at Alumni Coliseum, is a 2,000-seat

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in the

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, located at the campus of

Montana Technological University Montana Technological University, popularly known as Montana Tech, is a public university in Butte, Montana. Founded in 1900 as the "Montana State School of Mines", the university became affiliated with the University of Montana in 1994. After un ...

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.Alumni Coliseum
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field was installed and named after legendary Montana Tech football coach Bob Green. The playing field is aligned north-northeast to south-southwest, at an approximate elevation of above sea level. The stadium is the former home of the

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(now Grand Junction Jackalopes) Pioneer League baseball franchise. The Copper Kings shared the stadium with Montana Tech until their demise, as well as the local

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team until a new field was built for that specific purpose. The grandstands that were used for baseball have been removed and replaced with expansions to the Montana Tech campus.

References

External links

Montana Tech Athletics
– Alumni Coliseum
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