Ray Fisher Stadium is a
baseball
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stadium in
Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is the home field of the
University of Michigan
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Wolverines
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college baseball team.
The stadium holds 4,000 people and opened in 1923. Ray Fisher Stadium received extensive renovations and was reopened as part of the University's Wilpon Baseball and Softball Complex in 2008. The stadium's location was formerly known as Ferry Field prior to its dedication on May 23, 1970 as Ray Fisher Stadium. It is named for former Michigan baseball coach
Ray Fisher who coached the University's baseball teams from 1921 through 1958.
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Archived
October 24, 2009[''Ann Arbor News'' May 22, 1970]
In 2010, the Wolverines ranked 44th among
Division I baseball programs in attendance, averaging 1,278 per home game, while the stadium holds 2,800 people.
The stadium has hosted ten
Big Ten Conference baseball tournament
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s, in 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1997, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Michigan won the tournament on its home field in
1981
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Gallery
File:Iowa vs. Michigan baseball 2013 29 (Ray Fisher Stadium).jpg, Ray Fisher Stadium viewed from right field
File:Iowa vs. Michigan baseball 2013 04 (Ray Fisher Stadium).jpg, Seating behind home plate
File:Ray Fisher Stadium scoreboard University of Michigan Ann Arbor.JPG, Ray Fisher Stadium scoreboard
File:University of Michigan August 2013 278 (Ray Fisher Stadium).jpg, Exterior of Ray Fisher Stadium
See also
*
List of NCAA Division I baseball venues
References
External links
Official Ray Fisher Stadium information pageRay Fisher Stadium at Stadium Journey
College baseball venues in the United States
Baseball venues in Michigan
Michigan Wolverines baseball
Michigan Wolverines sports venues
Sports venues completed in 1923
University of Michigan campus
1923 establishments in Michigan
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