Stephen Schott Stadium, or Schott Stadium for short, is the home of the
Santa Clara University baseball team, a
Division I Baseball
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team of the
NCAA
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's
West Coast Conference
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. The stadium, which opened in 2005, is located in
Santa Clara, California
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, USA.
Stadium history
A new baseball stadium for the
Santa Clara University Broncos was first conceived of in January 2004 when
Stephen Schott
Stephen C. Schott (born 1939) is an American real estate developer and businessman, best known for his ten-year co-ownership of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Early life and education
Schott was born to a Roman Catholic f ...
, noted 1960 alumnus, baseball enthusiast and, at the time, owner of the
Oakland Athletics
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, announced he was donating $4 million to project. The Santa Clara University baseball team had been playing in 6,800 seat, multipurpose
Buck Shaw Stadium
Stevens Stadium is a 7,000-seat soccer stadium on the west coast of the United States, located on the campus of Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California. The stadium is the current home of the Santa Clara Broncos soccer teams and was ...
, which they shared with the
soccer
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team and, until 1993, the
football
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team. Lack of space on the university's side of
El Camino Real (
Route 82) forced SCU to build the stadium across the street. It was built in approximately one year, but did not open in time for the 2005 baseball season as originally planned due to cost overruns and weather-related delays. Instead, it opened on April 30, 2005, to a sold-out game between
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University is a private university, private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California, United States. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university' ...
and
Gonzaga University
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. The final cost of the stadium was $8.6 million.
The stadium hosted a
Super Regional tournament between
Dallas Baptist University
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and
California
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June 11–13, 2011. The neutral site was selected since neither school has an adequate on-campus facility to host the best-of-three series.
2011 Santa Clara Super Regional
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California hosted the super regional at Santa Clara because its own stadium (Evans Diamond
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Opened in 1933, it is the home field of the California Golden ...
) could not accommodate television crews and did not have lights.
Stadium design
The stadium features a grass playing surface in the infield and outfield, a Fieldturf foul territory to keep maintenance costs down. Schott Stadium seats 1,500. The upper rows of the stadium consist of bench type bleachers with backs while the lower rows consist of tip up seating. A dugout for the home team was added to Schott Stadium. The stadium's of building space features locker rooms, showers, and a trainer's area for both home and visiting teams. The SCU locker rooms features a team room equipped for live game feeds, team meetings, and press conferences. A VIP Building consists of a full press box, and a luxury suite behind home plate. Two additional buildings on-site consist of a concession and ticket office and a hitting center. The outside of the stadium features a traditional brick facade similar to
Camden Yards
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and other "retro" ballparks.
See also
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List of NCAA Division I baseball venues
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References
External links
Schott Stadium at the SCU website
{{California NCAA Division I college baseball venue navbox
College baseball venues in California
Santa Clara Broncos baseball
Buildings and structures in Santa Clara, California
Sports venues in Santa Clara County, California
Sports venues completed in 2005
2005 establishments in California