Fiscalini Field is a

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in San Bernardino, California, USA. Over the years, the stadium was the spring training homes of the

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and St. Louis Browns (now the Baltimore Orioles) and was the home field for the San Bernardino Stars and the

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. Today, Fiscalini Field is used for NCAA Division II college baseball games hosted by California State University, San Bernardino. Community college baseball games featuring San Bernardino Valley College are also played there plus San Bernardino Youth Baseball Pony league the rest of the year.

History

The park was originally built in

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, and named Perris Hill Park after Fredrick Thomas Perris, a Santa Fe Railroad developer who helped shape early San Bernardino. In 1993, the baseball field was renamed Fiscalini Field after the late

John Fiscalini John Alvin Fiscalini (February 25, 1925 – December 17, 1982) was a college and minor league baseball outfielder. Following a standout baseball career at San Bernardino High School, Fiscalini joined the United States Air Force upon his graduat ...

, a San Bernardino native, who earned All-

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baseball honors at San Bernardino High School, won All-American Laurel twice while playing at the University of California at Berkeley and played professionally in Major League Baseball for the

of the National League

Today

The field is primarily used for baseball and was the home of San Bernardino Spirit prior to San Manuel Stadium (then known as The Ranch) opening in 1996. The CSUSB and San Bernardino Youth baseball baseball teams currently play there. Adult league games are played on the field from June to September. CSUSB starts on September In preparation for collegiate season. Games are played on Friday and all day Saturdays and Sundays. There are currently two different levels of Pony League play: Colt and palomino Pony divisions.

Gallery

File:Fiscalini Field (San Bernardino, California).jpg, Fiscalini Field grandstand File:Fiscalini Field (San Bernardino, CA).jpg, Fiscalini Field scoreboard

References

{{Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball venues in California Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes sports venues College baseball venues in the United States Minor league baseball venues Sports venues in San Bernardino, California St. Louis Browns spring training venues Pittsburgh Pirates spring training venues Sports venues completed in 1934 1934 establishments in California