Hardt Field
Encyclopedia
Hardt Field, also known in development as the Roadrunner Baseball Complex, is a baseball
stadium
in Bakersfield, California
. It is the home field of the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners college baseball
team. The stadium is located in the south-west section of the campus of Cal State Bakersfield.
The stadium was named for Tom Hardt, whose $1 million gift and donation of general contracting work supported the construction of the on campus, top-level baseball training and playing facility.
The first game played in Hardt Field was the inaugural game for the Cal State Bakersfield Baseball team on February 20, 2009, between CSUB and St. Louis University, with the Billikins beating the Roadrunners 8-7 before a sold-out crowd. Highlights from the inaugural (2009) season included a walk-off win in the 15th inning over UC Riverside. Also during the 2009 season Hardt Field became the site of the only time in history that a first year program had defeated the reigning National Champion Fresno State
.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively....
. It is the home field of the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners college baseball
2009 CSUB Roadrunners baseball team
The 2009 CSUB Roadrunners baseball team represents California State University, Bakersfield in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2009. The 2009 season is the inaugural season for the Roadrunners in baseball, with CSUB beginning the transition from Division II to Division I in 2006, launching...
team. The stadium is located in the south-west section of the campus of Cal State Bakersfield.
The first game played in Hardt Field was the inaugural game for the Cal State Bakersfield Baseball team on February 20, 2009, between CSUB and St. Louis University, with the Billikins beating the Roadrunners 8-7 before a sold-out crowd. Highlights from the inaugural (2009) season included a walk-off win in the 15th inning over UC Riverside. Also during the 2009 season Hardt Field became the site of the only time in history that a first year program had defeated the reigning National Champion Fresno State
Fresno State Bulldogs baseball
The Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team represents Fresno State University in NCAA Division I college baseball.Along with most other Fresno State athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Western Athletic Conference...
.