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| Former names | Bear Field (1962–1976) Claude Smith Field (1977–2016) |
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| Location | Adams Street,Macon,GA,USA |
| Coordinates | 32°49′42″N83°39′12″W / 32.828471°N 83.653437°W /32.828471; -83.653437 |
| Owner | Mercer University |
| Capacity | 1,500 |
| Field size | Left Field: 330 ft Left Center Field: 370 ft Center Field: 400 ft Right Center Field: 350 ft Right Field: 320 ft |
| Surface | Naturalgrass withartificial turf halo aroundhome plate |
| Scoreboard | Electronic |
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| Renovated | 2003, 2017 |
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| Mercer Bears baseball A-Sun Tournament (1994) | |
OrthoGeorgia Park at Claude Smith Field is a 1,500-seatbaseball stadium on the campus ofMercer University inMacon,Georgia,United States.[1][2] The facility has a press box, concession stands, and additionalberm seating along theright field fence. On November 11, 2014, Mercer announced plans to renovate and expand the stadium, which will include new seating areas, concession areas, press box, dugouts, and a new entrance plaza. Significant funding will be provided by OrthoGeorgia in return for future naming rights.[3]
The facility is named for Claude Smith, Mercer baseball coach from 1948–77. The field was named for him upon his retirement in 1977; Smith won 405 games as Mercer's coach and is the winningest coach in university history.[4]
The field is located adjacent to Mercer's other athletic facilities including theUniversity Center (basketball arena and athletic department offices),Moye Complex (football andlacrosse), and Sikes Field (softball). There is a 101-roomHilton Garden Inn on university-owned land adjacent to the field. Large parking lots are available for visitors-spectators arriving via the Mercer University Drive exit off ofInterstate 75.