Plainsman Park, officially ''Samford Stadium – Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park'', is the

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. As of 2015, its seating capacity is 4,096. In 2003, ''

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'' rated the facility the best college baseball venue in the country. The park's signature is its high left field fence, which is from home plate. The home team bullpen is located behind the left field fence, forcing media in the press box to use monitors to determine who is warming up. Plainsman Park was first used as a baseball facility in 1950. In 1996, Auburn significantly renovated Plainsman Park, drawing inspiration from ballparks such as

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, and

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in their design for the park. The architect was Cooke Douglass Farr Lemons. In 1997, it was renamed ''Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park'' in honor of brothers Jimmy and

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. In 2003, the facility was renamed ''Samford Stadium – Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park'' in honor of longtime trustee Jimmy Samford. In 2013, the Tigers ranked 25th among Division I baseball programs in attendance, averaging 2,657 per home game.

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