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| Location | West Stadium Avenue east of David Ross Road,West Lafayette, Indiana,USA |
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| Coordinates | 40°25′50″N86°55′29″W / 40.430493°N 86.924772°W /40.430493; -86.924772 |
| Owner | Purdue University |
| Operator | Purdue University |
| Capacity | 1,100 |
| Field size | 340 ft. (LF), 375 ft. (LCF), 408 ft. (CF), 375 ft. (RCF), 340 ft. (RF) |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Scoreboard | Electronic |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1965 |
| Renovated | 1990, 1994, 1999 |
| Closed | 2012 |
| Tenants | |
| Purdue Boilermakers baseball (Big Ten) (1965–2012) | |
Lambert Field was abaseballstadium inWest Lafayette, Indiana. It was the home field of thePurdue Boilermakers baseball from 1965 until 2012 and held 1,100 people. It was named after former Purdue baseball coachWard Lambert.[1]
Opened in 1965, Lambert Field succeeded theOld Lambert Field (also known asRoss-Ade Field) as the home of Purdue baseball. The construction ofMackey Arena on the location of Old Lambert Field necessitated the move.[1]
In the 1990s, the university undertook three renovation projects on Lambert Field. In 1990, a newpress box was added, and the seating areas were improved. In 1994, an electronic scoreboard was installed. In 1999, the university adopted a yearly renovation plan for Lambert. The annual improvements have added new fences in theoutfield and foul territory, a new backstop, newbullpens, a screen to protect theparking lot beyond theleft field fence, and an irrigation system.[1]
In 2002, the facility hosted the Indiana North-South All-Star Game.[1]
In 2012, Purdue won its first Big 10 Regular Season championship since 1909 in the field's final season.
The field was named for formerPurdue basketball andbaseball coachWard Lambert. During three stints coaching the baseball program (1917, 1919–35, and 1945–6), Lambert compiled a 163–156–7 record.[1] For his success in coaching Purdue's basketball program, Lambertwas inducted into theNaismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1960.[2]
Purdue built a new baseball venue,Alexander Field, which it began using in 2013. Although the field was planned to open for the 2012 season, construction delays led Purdue to use Lambert Field through the end of the 2012 season. At the end of the season, Lambert was razed to allow space for additional parking for the Student Fitness and Wellness Center.[3][4]
Lambert was enshrined into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1960.
Purdue's baseball team will have to play all their home games at Lambert Field this season, due to delays in the construction of Alexander Field.