Eddie Pellagrini Diamond is a baseball stadium at the

Harrington Athletics Village The Harrington Athletics Village is a sports complex located on the Brighton Campus at Boston College in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The complex currently consists of the Eddie Pellagrini Diamond, which is home to the Boston College ...

located in

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in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

History

Boston College constructed the new Eddie Pellagrini Diamond as part of an effort to improve the facilities of its athletic programs. The Board of Trustees deemed the previous Shea Field to be inadequate for the

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standards and immediately launched plans for a new facility. The field was built on land which belonged to St. John's Seminary before being purchased by Boston College between 2004 and 2007. The Brighton Baseball Field was slated to open on March 13, 2018, in Boston College's home opener against

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but was canceled due to a nor'easter. The stadium opened a week later on March 20, when the Eagles hosted cross-town opponents Northeastern in a non-conference matchup that Northeastern won 7–4 in 18 innings. The complex that encompasses Eddie Pellagrini Diamond is dedicated to

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, Boston College Trustee and former

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of the Boston Red Sox.

Facilities

Eddie Pellagrini Diamond utilizes

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Diamond Series for an

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playing surface. The stadium has 1,000 fixed seat-back chairs but capacity can be expanded to 2,500 for championship events. The stadium has lights sufficient for night games.

References

External links

Harrington Athletics Village on Boston College Athletics website
2018 establishments in Massachusetts Boston College Eagles baseball venues Baseball venues in Boston College baseball venues in the United States Sports venues completed in 2018 {{Massachusetts-baseball-venue-stub

History

Facilities

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