Klein Family Field is a
baseball
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stadium in
Stockton, California.
It is the home field of the
University of the Pacific Tigers
college baseball
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team. The stadium holds 2,500 people and opened in 2006.
Prior to the completion of Klein Family Field, the Tigers played home games at
Billy Hebert Field
Billy Hebert Field is a stadium in Stockton, California, United States. It is used primarily for baseball and was the home field of the Stockton Ports until they moved to Banner Island Ballpark in 2005. The stadium continues to be used as a ve ...
in Oak Park, Stockton, California.
Location history
Before the current baseball facility was built, the field's location was home to a
football practice facility. Called Zuckerman Field, it was the practice field for the
National Football League
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's
San Francisco 49ers
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, who held
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at the
University of the Pacific from 1998 to 2002.
See also
*
List of NCAA Division I baseball venues
References
External links
Venue information
Baseball venues in California
College baseball venues in the United States
Pacific Tigers baseball
Sports venues completed in 2006
2006 establishments in California
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