Eastern Baseball Stadium
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Eastern Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium located in Willimantic, Connecticut
and is part of the campus of Eastern Connecticut State University
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The stadium played host to its first game in 1998. It has a seating capacity of 1,500. Its primary tenant is the Eastern Connecticut State University
college baseball
team. The stadium has also hosted several NCAA Division III
regional baseball tournaments and was home to the Thread City Tides who later became known as the Eastern Tides of the New England Collegiate Baseball League
from 1998-2003.
Willimantic, Connecticut
Willimantic is a census-designated place and former city located in the town of Windham in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was estimated at 15,823 at the 2000 census. It is home to Eastern Connecticut State University, as well as the Windham Textile and History Museum....
and is part of the campus of Eastern Connecticut State University
Eastern Connecticut State University
Eastern Connecticut State University is a public, coeducational liberal arts university and is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. Eastern is located in Willimantic, Connecticut on . Founded in 1889, it is the second-oldest campus in the Connecticut State University System...
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The stadium played host to its first game in 1998. It has a seating capacity of 1,500. Its primary tenant is the Eastern Connecticut State University
Eastern Connecticut State University
Eastern Connecticut State University is a public, coeducational liberal arts university and is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. Eastern is located in Willimantic, Connecticut on . Founded in 1889, it is the second-oldest campus in the Connecticut State University System...
college baseball
College baseball
College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. Compared to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a less significant contribution to cultivating professional players, as the minor leagues primarily...
team. The stadium has also hosted several NCAA Division III
Division III
Division III is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States.-Membership:The division consists of colleges and universities that choose not to offer athletically related financial aid to their student-athletes...
regional baseball tournaments and was home to the Thread City Tides who later became known as the Eastern Tides of the New England Collegiate Baseball League
New England Collegiate Baseball League
The New England Collegiate Baseball League is a 12-team collegiate summer baseball league founded in 1993 and sanctioned by the NCAA and Major League Baseball. Each NECBL team plays an eight-week, 42-game schedule during June and July, with a playoff in early August...
from 1998-2003.