The Billiken Sports Center is a baseball venue in

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, United States. It is home to the

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team of the NCAA Division I

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. The facility also includes the softball venue used since 2000 by the Billiken softball program. From 1990–1994, the facility was also home to Saint Louis'

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programs. The baseball facility, built in 1991 and first used in 1992, has a capacity of 500 spectators.

History

Prior to the opening of the Billiken Sports Center, Saint Louis' baseball program played at Sauget Field in Sauget, Illinois. The first baseball game at the current venue was played on March 2, 1992. The Billikens defeated the Division III Washington University Bears 7–3. The facility underwent several renovations in the 1990s. In 1994, fences in foul territory were improved, and in 1995, the outfield fence was renovated. In 1999, the field's

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surface was replaced with natural grass. As of the end of the 2009 season, Saint Louis baseball had a 248–205 record at the facility.

Features

In addition to the features added in 1990s renovations, the field also has a brick backstop, brick dugouts, padded outfield fences,

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s, and batting cages. Chaifetz Arena is visible beyond the

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wall of the baseball diamond.

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History

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