Murray Stadium is a

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venue in

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. It is home to the

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team of the

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Description and history

Opened in 1959, Brown's baseball stadium has a capacity of 1,000 spectators. Features include dugouts,

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s, and a

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. On May 5, 2007, the stadium hosted Brown's first ever Ivy League Baseball Championship, a 1–0, 20–6 doubleheader win over Penn. The game was played in front of over 1,500 spectators. The stadium was dedicated on April 21, 2007, to the Murray family, boosters of Brown's baseball program who funded renovations to the stadium. The 2007 renovations included a new

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and landscaping around the stadium.

Attanasio Family Field

The stadium and field were completely renovated in November 2016 as "Attanasio Family Field at Murray Stadium" with a new scoreboard, sunken dugouts, and a turf field instead of grass.

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owner and 1979 graduate

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gave $2.25 million toward the new field.

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Description and history

Attanasio Family Field

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