Bob Hannah Stadium is a

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stadium located at the

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. It plays host to the

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team. The stadium's namesake,

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, retired as head coach in 2000. The stadium seats 1,300 people for baseball. Features of the stadium include an enclosed press box, an outdoor batting cage, and banners on the outfield fence signifying Delaware's numerous conference titles and

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appearances. The stadium underwent extensive renovations in 2014 that replaced the grass field with an

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playing surface It also added heated dugouts, new stadium fencing and backstop area, a three tunnel batting cage, a new scoreboard, and improved bullpens. The field dimensions are 330' down the right field line, 320' down the left field line, and 400' to center field.

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