Duane Banks Field is a

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stadium in Iowa City,

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, United States. It is the home field of the

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Hawkeyes

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team. The stadium holds 3,000 people and opened in 1974. It is named after former Iowa Hawkeyes baseball coach Duane Banks. The venue hosted the 1990

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, won by

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. The field was renamed in honor of Banks in 2001. The school has added lights to the field recently, and some high school games are also played there.Iowa Baseball Media Guide, Section 3
at hawkeyesports.com, URL accessed October 22, 2009
Archived
10/22/09 Following the 2010 season, the facility received a new playing surface. Other renovations included new batting cages and increased dimensions and foul territory space.
at hawkeyesports.com, URL accessed October 21, 2010

10-21-2010

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