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| Location | 2600 Jess Neely Drive Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 36°08′34″N86°48′28″W / 36.1428°N 86.8077°W /36.1428; -86.8077 |
| Owner | Vanderbilt University |
| Capacity | 3,700 |
| Field size | Left Field: 310 feet (94 m) Left-Center: 375 feet (114 m) Center Field: 400 feet (120 m) Right-Center: 375 feet (114 m) Right Field: 330 feet (100 m) |
| Surface | AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D |
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| Opened | 2002 |
| Renovated | 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2018 |
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| Vanderbilt Commodores (SEC) 2002–present Nashville Outlaws (PL) 2010 | |
Hawkins Field is abaseball stadium inNashville, Tennessee. It is the home field of theVanderbiltCommodorescollegebaseball team.[1] The stadium opened in 2002[2] adjacent toVanderbilt Stadium andMemorial Gymnasium[1] and holds 3,700 people.[3] In 2010, theNashville Outlaws, acollegiate summer baseball team of theProspect League, used Hawkins Field as their home ballpark.[4]
The venue is named for the family of Charles Hawkins III, a benefactor of theuniversity andbaseball program.[1]
The Vanderbilt athletics site describes its "brick and wrought-iron fence design."[1] Its left field wall is 35 feet high,[2] a comparable height to theGreen Monster atFenway Park.[5] Memorial Gymnasium is behind the left field fence, and FirstBank Stadium's east bleachers are adjacent to the third base stands.[6]
In 2006, a complex including alocker room, offices, and aweight room was added along the third base line.[1]
In 2007, Hawkins Field was selected as a regional host site for the2007 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[7] Vanderbilt and Hawkins Field again hosted Regionals in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2023 and hosted Super Regionals in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2023. A new scoreboard was erected[8] and new temporary bleachers were added in right field to bring the capacity to near 3,700 for the tournament (and also the2008 season). In late 2008, further expansions increased the stadium's permanentseating capacity to 3,700.[9] This includes 2,200 chairback seats and 1,500 bleacher seats.[10] The dugouts were also renovated and a new trainer's room added.[1]In 2012, artificial turf replaced the grass playing field.[11]
In 2024, the Commodores ranked 22nd amongDivision I baseball programs in attendance, averaging 3,597 per home game.[12]
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