Oestrike Stadium
Encyclopedia
Oestrike Stadium is a stadium
in Ypsilanti, Michigan
. It is primarily used for baseball
, and served as the home field of the Midwest Sliders of Ypsilanti Frontier League
baseball team in 2009. In addition, it hosts the Eastern Michigan University
Eagles baseball team. It holds 1,313 people and was opened in 1971. It hosted the Mid- American Conference Baseball Tournament in 2007. It is named after Ron Oestrike, a former baseball coach at EMU. Several present and former major leaguer baseball players, including Bob Welch, Bob Owchinko, Bryan Clutterbuck, Pat Sheridan, and Brian Bixler played at Oestrike Stadium as members of the EMU baseball team.
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 Ypsilanti, Michigan
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Ypsilanti is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 22,362. The city is bounded to the north by the Charter Township of Superior and on the west, south, and east by the Charter Township of Ypsilanti...
. It is primarily used for baseball
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...
, and served as the home field of the Midwest Sliders of Ypsilanti Frontier League
Frontier League
The Frontier League, based in Sauget, Illinois, is a professional, independent baseball organization located in the Midwestern United States, Western Pennsylvania, and Southern Ontario. It operates mostly in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and is not affiliated with either...
baseball team in 2009. In addition, it hosts the Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilanti is west of Detroit and eight miles east of Ann Arbor. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School...
Eagles baseball team. It holds 1,313 people and was opened in 1971. It hosted the Mid- American Conference Baseball Tournament in 2007. It is named after Ron Oestrike, a former baseball coach at EMU. Several present and former major leaguer baseball players, including Bob Welch, Bob Owchinko, Bryan Clutterbuck, Pat Sheridan, and Brian Bixler played at Oestrike Stadium as members of the EMU baseball team.