Ellis Burks Field is a baseball venue located in

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, and the home of the Ranger College Rangers baseball team. The facility was named after former

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who helped with the funding of the construction of the ballpark.http://www.ballcharts.com/teams/custom.php?team=rangerbaseball&custom_number=1175 The field is located in the southern section of the Ranger College campus.

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Baseball venues in Texas 1999 establishments in Texas {{Texas-baseball-venue-stub