Plumeri Park is the
College of William & Mary
The College of William & Mary (abbreviated as W&M) is a public university, public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1693 under a royal charter issued by King William III of England, William III and Queen ...
Tribe baseball team's home stadium located in
Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg is an Independent city (United States), independent city in Virginia, United States. It had a population of 15,425 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located on the Virginia Peninsula, Williamsburg is in the northern par ...
.
[W&M Athletics – Plumeri Park description]
Accessed April 22, 2008. It has been in use since 1999.
Joseph J. Plumeri II
Joseph J. Plumeri II (born July 7, 1943) is vice chairman of the First Data Board of Directors. He was the chairman and Chief executive officer, CEO of Willis Group Holdings (Willis), a New York Stock Exchange-listed insurance broker, until July ...
, a William & Mary alumnus (Class of 1966) and former Tribe baseball player who is Chairman & CEO of
Willis Group Holdings
Willis Group Holdings plc was a multinational risk advisor, insurance brokerage and reinsurance brokerage company headquartered in the Willis Building in London. It was the third-largest insurance broker worldwide by revenues. In 2016, the com ...
, funded most of the construction costs, thus the park is named after him.
[ Plumeri Park is a baseball-only facility and it includes a state of the art scoreboard, a 10-foot artificial turf halo behind the home plate area, locker rooms, a press box, concession space, a grandstand, and covered and outdoor batting cages.][ It seats up to 1,000 people and has stadium lights, enabling the Tribe to host night games. The park's inaugural game was on March 20, 1999, with the William & Mary Tribe hosting the ]Penn State Nittany Lions
The Penn State Nittany Lions are the athletic teams of Pennsylvania State University, except for the women's basketball team, known as the Penn State Lady Lions basketball, Lady Lions. The school colors are navy blue and white. The school mascot ...
and winning 16–10.[
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See also
* List of NCAA Division I baseball venues
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