The Baseball Factory Field at UMBC was the name of a Alumni Field located on the

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. Alumni Field is home to the

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team of the

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Division I

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. The field is located adjacent to

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. It has a capacity of 1,000 spectators. Previously known as Alumni Field, the venue was renamed on April 20, 2004, after the university's agreement with player development company

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. The field was gone back to being renamed Alumni Field. Prior to the 2004 season, the field underwent a $350,000 renovation which added a new lighting system, playing surface, and

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. Since 2004, the facility's

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, and

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were upgraded.

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