The Creighton Sports Complex is a

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and

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venue located on the campus of

Creighton University Creighton University () is a private research university in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In 2015 the university enrolled 8,393 graduate ...

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, United States. It is home to the

team, members of the

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Division I

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, and former home of the Creighton University baseball team. The baseball team moved to

TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Charles Schwab Field Omaha (formerly TD Ameritrade Park Omaha) is a ballpark in Omaha, Nebraska. Opened in 2011, the city-owned stadium replaced historic Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, which was about south. The Baseball field, diamond is aligned so ...

in 2011. The facility opened in 1988Creighton Sports Complex
at gocreighton.com, URL accessed December 23, 2009
Archived
12/23/09 and has a capacity of 2,000 at the baseball diamond
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12/23/09 and 1,000 at the softball diamond.2004 Creighton Softball
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Archived
12/23/09 Both fields are surfaced with

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The facility contains both a

and

diamond. A photo of the facility is availabl
here
Also part of the facility is the Kitty Gaughan Pavilion, which contains offices and indoor training areas for both sports, as well as additional facilities for other Creighton sports.

References

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