Duane Banks Field is a

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, United States. It is the home field of the

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Hawkeyes

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team. The stadium holds 3,000 people and opened in 1974. It is named after former Iowa Hawkeyes baseball coach Duane Banks.

History

The venue hosted the 1990 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament, won by

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. The field was renamed in honor of Banks in 2001. Following the 2010 season, the facility received a new playing surface. Other renovations included new batting cages and increased dimensions and foul territory space.Duane Banks Field Getting New Surface: New field and other improvements being installed this fall
at hawkeyesports.com, URL accessed October 21, 2010

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Duane Banks Field - University of Iowa
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