Amherst Audubon Field is a baseball field located on the campus of the
University at Buffalo
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in
Amherst, New York
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, United States. The field was built as the home of the
Buffalo Bulls baseball
The Buffalo Bulls baseball team was a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University at Buffalo in Amherst, New York, United States. From 2001 to 2017, the team was a member of the Mid-American Conference East division, which is part of ...
team, which competed in the
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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(NCAA) at the
Division I level as a member of the
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region (North America), Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Its members co ...
(MAC) until 2017.
The Bulls played their home games at
Dunn Tire Park in 2000. Construction of the field was completed in 2001 and it underwent major renovations in 2002 and 2003, which included an entirely new playing surface and drainage system.
In 2020,
Ron Torgalski admitted to ''
USA Today
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'' that, when he was serving as the Buffalo Bulls baseball coach and hosting visits from recruits, he hoped that they would not ask to see Audubon Field because of how dilapidated and unimpressive it was.
See also
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List of NCAA Division I baseball venues
This is a list of stadiums that currently serve as the home venue for National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA NCAA Division I, Division I college baseball teams. Conference affiliations reflect those in the upcoming 2025 NCAA baseball seaso ...
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UB Stadium
UB Stadium is a stadium in Amherst, New York, United States, on the campus of the University at Buffalo. It is primarily used for football, soccer, and track and field events, and is the home field of the Buffalo Bulls. The Stadium hosted the a ...
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Alumni Arena
References
External links
Amherst Audubon Field on ubbulls.com
Buffalo Bulls baseball
College baseball venues in New York (state)
Buffalo Bulls sports venues
Sports venues in Erie County, New York
2001 establishments in New York (state)
Sports venues completed in 2001
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