FAU Baseball Stadium is a
baseball
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venue located in
Boca Raton, Florida
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, United States. It has been home to the
Florida Atlantic Owls baseball
The Florida Atlantic Owls are the college baseball team of Florida Atlantic University which plays its home games at FAU Baseball Stadium. The Owls' head coach is John McCormack.
Fielding its first team in 1981, the Florida Atlantic University ...
team since 1991.
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06-28-10 The venue has a capacity of 2,000 spectators
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Archived
06-28-10 and features
Triple-A-quality lighting.
Attendance record
On April 16, 2008, the Owls were defeated at FAU Baseball Stadium by the then-#1 ranked
Miami Hurricanes
The Miami Hurricanes (known informally as The U, UM, or The 'Canes) are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. The Hurricanes compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic A ...
. The 2,348 spectators in attendance set a stadium record.
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Features
The venue features a
berm
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seating area, which allows for increased capacity, down each foul line.
Praise and criticism
In 2012, college baseball writer Eric Sorenson ranked the stadium as the fifth best small venue in Division I baseball.
Others, including players and coaches from the program, have criticized the facility's poor conditions.
See also
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List of NCAA Division I baseball venues
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References
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College baseball venues in the United States
Florida Atlantic Owls baseball
Baseball venues in Florida
Sports venues in Boca Raton, Florida
Sports venues completed in 1991
1991 establishments in Florida