Hawk Stadium is a

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venue in

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. It is home to the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks baseball team of the

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Division I

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. The venue has a capacity of 1,000 spectators. It is located behind the

Hytche Athletic Center Hytche Athletic Center is a 5,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Princess Anne, Maryland. It is home to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's and women's basketball teams and women's volleyball team. It replaced J. Millard Tawes Gymn ...

, the home of UMES basketball. The stadium has been renovated twice. In 2008, the field was resodded, new wind screens and

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s were added, and the

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s and

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were repainted. In 2018 and 2019, sod was replaced, the outfield wall was rebuilt, and a new scoreboard was installed while the Hawks played both seasons at

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. The Hawks 2020 season was also scheduled at Perdue Stadium "while renovations continue at their on-campus facility." The 2021 season was cancelled due to the

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. The Hawks 2022 season was also played at Perdue Stadium.

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