Warren E. Steller Field
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Warren E. Steller Field is a baseball field at Bowling Green State University
in Bowling Green, Ohio
, where the Bowling Green Falcons
baseball team plays. The field is named after Warren E. Steller
, a former BGSU instructor and former coach of the Bowling Green's football (1924-34) and baseball (1925, 1928-59) teams. Steller Field was built in 1964 and cost $150,000 to construct. It was officially named for Warren E. Steller in 1967. Steller Field has seen renovations in 1965, 1968, and 2002, which has expanded the capacity of 2,500. Steller Field is located just north of BGSU Ice Arena
and on the eastern side of the campus. The dimensions of the field from home plate
to the outfield
fences are 340 feet to left field, 400 feet to center field, and 340 feet to right field. On February 27, 2008 it was announced that Steller Field would become the new home of the Lake Erie Monarchs of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
starting with the 2008
season.
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State...
in Bowling Green, Ohio
Bowling Green, Ohio
Bowling Green is the county seat of Wood County in the U.S. state of Ohio. At the time of the 2010 census, the population of Bowling Green was 30,028. It is part of the Toledo, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bowling Green is the home of Bowling Green State University...
, where the Bowling Green Falcons
Bowling Green Falcons
The Bowling Green Falcons are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Bowling Green State University, located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The Falcons participate in NCAA Division I in the Mid-American Conference and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. BGSU is one of only 13 universities in the...
baseball team plays. The field is named after Warren E. Steller
Warren Steller
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, a former BGSU instructor and former coach of the Bowling Green's football (1924-34) and baseball (1925, 1928-59) teams. Steller Field was built in 1964 and cost $150,000 to construct. It was officially named for Warren E. Steller in 1967. Steller Field has seen renovations in 1965, 1968, and 2002, which has expanded the capacity of 2,500. Steller Field is located just north of BGSU Ice Arena
BGSU Ice Arena
The Bowling Green State University Ice Arena is a 5,000-seat hockey arena in Bowling Green, Ohio. It is home to the BGSU Falcons ice hockey team of the CCHA. It was built from 1965 to 1967 for a cost of $1.8 million and opened in February 1967...
and on the eastern side of the campus. The dimensions of the field from home plate
Home Plate
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to the outfield
Outfield
The outfield is a sporting term used in cricket and baseball to refer to the area of the field of play further from the batsman or batter than the infield...
fences are 340 feet to left field, 400 feet to center field, and 340 feet to right field. On February 27, 2008 it was announced that Steller Field would become the new home of the Lake Erie Monarchs of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League
The Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League is an collegiate summer baseball league in the Great Lakes region of the United States that is affiliated with the Alliance of Summer College Baseball and comprises teams with collegiate baseball players from around North America. Players are not paid so...
starting with the 2008
2008 in baseball
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season.