Rocky and Berenice Miller Park is a
baseball stadium
A ballpark, or baseball park, is a type of sports venue where baseball is played. The playing field is divided into the infield, an area whose dimensions are rigidly defined, and the outfield, where dimensions can vary widely from place to pla ...
in
Evanston, Illinois
Evanston ( ) is a city, suburb of Chicago. Located in Cook County, Illinois, United States, it is situated on the North Shore along Lake Michigan. Evanston is north of Downtown Chicago, bordered by Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, Wil ...
. It is the home field of the
Northwestern Wildcats
The Northwestern Wildcats are the athletic teams that represent Northwestern University, located in Evanston, Illinois. Northwestern is a founding member of the Big Ten Conference and the only private university in the conference. Northwestern ...
college baseball
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team. The stadium holds 600 people seated and opened for baseball in 1943.
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at nusports.cstv.com, URL accessed October 24, 2009
10/24/09 In 2014, the park began a renovation, and reopened on April 2, 2016, against the
Michigan Wolverines
The Michigan Wolverines comprise 29 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan. These teams compete in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except women's water polo, which competes in the NCAA inter-divisio ...
. The renovation added the Hayden Clubhouse, which holds the team's locker room. A new players' lounge, and a new LED
scoreboard
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are among other additions to the stadium.
See also
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List of NCAA Division I baseball venues
This is a list of stadiums that currently serve as the home venue for National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA NCAA Division I, Division I college baseball teams. Conference affiliations reflect those in the coming 2023 NCAA baseball season. ...
References
College baseball venues in the United States
Baseball venues in Illinois
Northwestern University campus
Northwestern Wildcats baseball
Sports venues in Cook County, Illinois
1943 establishments in Illinois
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