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stadium of the

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, and serves as the home field for the Florida Gators baseball team. Condron Ballpark is located on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus, adjacent to the university's

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stadium, Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium, and its

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stadium, Dizney Stadium. It replaced the former ballpark, Alfred A. McKethan Stadium at Perry Field, which had been the home of Florida baseball from 1988 through 2020; McKethan Stadium's earlier incarnation, known simply as Perry Field, had been the home field of Gator baseball since 1949. The stadium opened on February 19, 2021, when the Gators hosted

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in their season opener.

Namesakes

The playing surface is named for Alfred A. McKethan, a University of Florida alumnus and successful Florida banker, businessman, and politician who contributed major donations to the Florida athletic program. McKethan donated the equivalent of $800,000 for the reconstruction and improvement of UF's baseball facilities in the 1980s and 1990s, and the stadium built at Perry Field was named in his honor. The stadium itself is named for Gary Condron, another UF alumnus and founder of the Conlan Company, one of the nation’s top manufacturers of light-industrial complexes. Condron played baseball for the Gators in the 1970s as a walk-on and has donated at least $30 million for the construction of the Hawkins Academic Center, the renovation of the Stephen C. O’Connell Center, and the construction of the stadium itself. Florida Ballpark was rechristened "Condron Family Ballpark" on April 22, 2022, immediately before Florida hosted a game against

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Facilities

The current stadium facility is a concrete and steel structure that seats approximately 7,000 fans, and includes a press box, concession stands, locker rooms for the home and visiting teams, and coaching staff offices. The stadium includes 4,000 chairbacks, 700 club seats, and berm seating for over 2,000 spectators. The design incorporates a 360-degree concourse, shade canopy, and open-air seated grandstand. The stadium is lighted for night games and features a natural grass and clay playing surface with a synthetic turf backstop. FloridaBallparkGrandstands041721

Won by Florida in bold

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External links

Florida Ballpark
– Stadium description at official website of the Florida Gators. {{Florida NCAA Division I college baseball venue navbox Baseball venues in Florida Buildings at the University of Florida Florida Gators baseball venues Tourist attractions in Gainesville, Florida 2020 establishments in Florida Sports venues completed in 2020

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