Tucker Field at Barcroft Park is a baseball venue located in
Arlington, Virginia
Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The county is situated in Northern Virginia on the southwestern bank of the Potomac River directly across from the District of Columbia, of which it was once a part. The county is ...
, US. The field is home to the
George Washington Colonials baseball
The George Washington Colonials baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of George Washington University in Washington, DC, United States. The team is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate ...
team of the
NCAA
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Division I Atlantic 10 Conference
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. The field holds a capacity of 500 spectators.
[Barcroft Park (Field No. 4)](_blank)
at gwsports.com, URL accessed October 19, 2009. October 19, 2009. The field is officially designated Tucker Field at Barcroft Park Field #6 and includes a new turf field laid in 2019 by FieldTurf, bullpens, enclosed dugouts, bleachers, lights, scoreboard, and pressbox.
[Barcroft Park](_blank)
arlingtonva.us, URL accessed October 19, 2009. October 19, 2009
Renovations
In the offseason between 2011 and 2012, Barcroft Park underwent renovations. Using funds from both George Washington University and the Arlington County Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources Department, the field will receive a new
artificial turf
Artificial turf is a surface of synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commer ...
surface, a
press box
The press box is a special section of a sports stadium or arena that is set up for the media to report about a given event. It is typically located in the section of the stadium holding the luxury box and can be either enclosed or open to the e ...
, stadium seating, concessions,
dugouts, and
bullpen
In baseball, the bullpen (or simply the pen) is the area where relief pitchers warm up before entering a game. A team's roster of relief pitchers is also metonymically referred to as "the bullpen". These pitchers usually wait in the bullpen if t ...
s. In December 2011, the demolition of the previous structures was completed.
At the beginning of
the 2012 season, the renovations had not been completed, and George Washington was forced to relocate some home games.
George Washington played its first game at the renovated park on March 23, 2012, in which the Colonials lost to
La Salle 7–4.
Colonials home records
The following is a list of Colonials home records since the team began playing at Barcroft in the 1993 season.
See also
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List of NCAA Division I baseball venues
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References
External links
Photo Gallery of 2011–2012 Renovationsat GWSports.com
Photo Gallery of Final Stages of 2011–2012 Renovationsat GWSports.com
16 Page Photo Gallery of Barcroft Park showing the architecture of the new renovated stadium at every angleat Digitalballparks.com.
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