Nischwitz Stadium is a

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venue located in

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, United States. It is home to the

Wright State Raiders baseball The Wright State Raiders baseball team is the college baseball team of Wright State University. The program was founded in 1971 where it started off in Division II until 1988 when it moved to Division I. Nischwitz Stadium in Dayton, OH has been ...

team of the NCAA's Division I

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. The facility has chairback seating for 750 spectators. The stadium is named for

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and Gregg Nischwitz. Ron coached the program for 30 years, and his son Gregg played one season for the Raiders. However, he died in a 1980 construction accident. The stadium, built in 1993, was dedicated in their honor on April 12, 2000, during a Wright State game against

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. In fall 2012, a FieldTurf surface was installed at the field.

Events

Nischwitz hosted the 2006, 2011, 2016, 2018, and 2021 Horizon League baseball tournaments.

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