Turkey Hughes Field at Earle Combs Stadium is a

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. The stadium opened in 1966 and was renovated in 2017, when it was renamed in honor of EKU alumnus and former

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Earle Combs Earle Bryan Combs (May 14, 1899 – July 21, 1976) was an American professional baseball player who played his entire career for the New York Yankees (1924–1935). Combs batted leadoff and played center field on the Yankees' fabled 1927 team (o ...

. Previously, it was known simply as Turkey Hughes Field in honor of former Eastern Kentucky baseball coach Turkey Hughes. In 2006, EKU's athletic department announced plans to completely rebuild the stadium with a $2 million initiative. In 2009, the university spent over $500,000 to install artificial turf, a

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, and a brick backstop. Major renovations were made and completed in 2016.

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Description at EKUsports.comEKU Baseball Stadium Project
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