Hawkins Field is a

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. It is the home field of the Vanderbilt

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baseball team.Hawkins Field
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12-24-2010 The stadium opened in 2002
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12-24-2010 adjacent to Vanderbilt Stadium and Memorial Gymnasium and holds 3,700 people.Vanderbilt opens Georgia series Friday: Tickets are still available for wekeend (sic) matchup at Hawkins Field
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12-24-2010 In 2010, the Nashville Outlaws, a

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team of the Prospect League, used Hawkins Field as their home ballpark. The venue is named for the family of Charles Hawkins III, a benefactor of the

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and baseball program.

Features

The Vanderbilt athletics site describes its "brick and wrought-iron fence design." Its left field wall is 35 feet high, a comparable height to the

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.Green Monster Seats
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12-24-2010 Memorial Gymnasium is behind the left field fence, and Vanderbilt Stadium's east bleachers are adjacent to the third base stands.Campus Map
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12-24-2010 Hawkins Field - Home Plate

Renovations

In 2006, a complex including a

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, offices, and a weight room was added along the third base line. In 2007, Hawkins Field was selected as a regional host site for the

2007 NCAA Division I baseball tournament The 2007 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was held from June 1 to 24, . Sixty-four NCAA Division I college baseball teams advanced to the post season tournament after having played through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournam ...

. Vanderbilt and Hawkins Field again hosted Regionals in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2023 and hosted Super Regionals in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2023. A new scoreboard was erected and new temporary bleachers were added in right field to bring the capacity to near 3,700 for the tournament (and also the 2008 season). In late 2008, further expansions increased the stadium's permanent

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to 3,700. This includes 2,200 chairback seats and 1,500 bleacher seats.2010 Vanderbilt Baseball Media Guide, p. 14
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12-24-2010 The dugouts were also renovated and a new trainer's room added. In 2012, artificial turf replaced the grass playing field.

Attendance

In 2024, the Commodores ranked 22nd among Division I baseball programs in attendance, averaging 3,597 per home game.https://www.reddit.com/r/collegebaseball/comments/1ghxesb/2024_college_baseball_attendance_top_25/

References

External links

Vanderbilt University's Hawkins Field
{{Baseball in Nashville, Tennessee Vanderbilt Commodores baseball College baseball venues in the United States Baseball venues in Nashville, Tennessee Sports venues completed in 2002 2002 establishments in Tennessee

Features

Renovations

Attendance

See also

References

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