Howell Bush Stadium at Averitt Express Baseball Complex is a

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venue in

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. It is home to the

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team of the

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Division I

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. It has a capacity of 1,100 spectators. It is named for former Tennessee Tech baseball and

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player Howell Bush, whose 1997 donation allowed stadium lighting to be added to the facility. In the same year, the stadium was dedicated to him. Other features of the venue include dugouts, a

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, a natural grass surface, and a

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