Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex is a facility for football, soccer, baseball, softball, and track and field. The multimillion-dollar sports-complex on the campus of

Benedictine University Benedictine University is a private Roman Catholic university in Lisle, Illinois. It was founded in 1887 as St. Procopius College by the Benedictine monks of St. Procopius Abbey in the Pilsen community on the West Side of Chicago. The insti ...

, in the Village of Lisle, Illinois is a collaborative effort between the university and the village. Located just outside

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, the sports-complex is home to the sport teams of Benedictine University Athletics. It was the home stadium of

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women's soccer club from 2011 to 2015. The stadium was home to

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's Chicago Machine in their 2006 inaugural season. Local high schools host football and soccer games in the stadium. A

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stadium and a

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stadium are also included in the complex. The baseball stadium is home to Benedictine University Eagles, the DuPage County Hounds of the Midwest Collegiate League, and the DuPage Pistol Shrimp of the Prospect League.

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Benedictine University baseball practice field

The 3,000-seat main stadium for

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and soccer is also a fine athletics facility with an artificial playing surface, a nine-lane track, electronic scoreboard and message board, and electric lights. The main press box, four luxury suites, and viewing sundecks are above the seating gallery. Natural grass practice fields and throwing venues for baseball and softball are directly adjacent to the main stadium. The baseball stadium seats 1,000, including 800 chairs, and has handicap accessible areas on the main concourse. The baseball field measures 325 feet to the outfield fence. Oversized dugouts allow for maximum player comfort. The stadium features a large electronic scoreboard and message board, and a public address system provides coverage to the stands and concourse. The sports complex was built by Walsh Construction, and the architect was

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. The complex was completed in November 2004.

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