Taylor Stadium
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Ralph and Debbie Taylor Stadium at Simmons Field (also Taylor Stadium at Simmons Field) is a baseball stadium
in Columbia, Missouri
. It is the home field of the University of Missouri
baseball team. It was also the home of the defunct Mid-Missouri Mavericks
minor league
baseball team of the Frontier League
.
It originally opened in 2002 and holds 3,000 people. The stadium was named for Ralph Taylor (a Mizzou alumnus) and his wife Debbie, who gave $1 million to build the stadium.
Renovations are currently underway that will add at least 600 seats down the rightfield line, with additional seats down the left field line planned for the future.
Also part of the renovations is to be a new state-of-the-art clubhouse for the Tigers and a new facility to be built behind the right field wall that would contain indoor batting cages and new coaches' offices. Plans also call for a new scoreboard and video board at Taylor 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 Columbia, Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...
. It is the home field of the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
baseball team. It was also the home of the defunct Mid-Missouri Mavericks
Mid-Missouri Mavericks
The Mid-Missouri Mavericks are a former minor league baseball team which played in Columbia, Missouri, in the United States. The team was a member of the independent Frontier League, and has no association with a Major League Baseball team. From 2003 through 2005 the team played at Taylor...
minor league
Minor league
Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often competing in smaller cities. This term is used in North America with regard to several organizations competing in...
baseball team of the 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...
.
It originally opened in 2002 and holds 3,000 people. The stadium was named for Ralph Taylor (a Mizzou alumnus) and his wife Debbie, who gave $1 million to build the stadium.
Renovations are currently underway that will add at least 600 seats down the rightfield line, with additional seats down the left field line planned for the future.
Also part of the renovations is to be a new state-of-the-art clubhouse for the Tigers and a new facility to be built behind the right field wall that would contain indoor batting cages and new coaches' offices. Plans also call for a new scoreboard and video board at Taylor Stadium.