FAU Baseball Stadium
Encyclopedia
FAU Baseball Stadium is a baseball
venue located in Boca Raton
, Florida
, USA. It has been home to the Florida Atlantic Owls
college baseball
team of the Division I Sun Belt Conference
since 1991. The venue has a capacity of 2,000 spectators and features Triple-A-quality lighting..
. The 2,348 spectators in attendance set a stadium record.
seating area, which allows for increased capacity, down each foul line.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
venue located in Boca Raton
Boca Raton, Florida
Boca Raton is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA, incorporated in May 1925. In the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. However, the majority of the people under the postal address of Boca Raton, about...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, USA. It has been home to the Florida Atlantic Owls
Florida Atlantic Owls
The Florida Atlantic Owls are the athletics teams of Florida Atlantic University. The Owls participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I as members of the Sun Belt Conference....
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 of the Division I Sun Belt Conference
Sun Belt Conference
The Sun Belt Conference is a college athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , the higher of two levels of Division I football competition . The Sun Belt has member institutions...
since 1991. The venue has a capacity of 2,000 spectators and features Triple-A-quality lighting..
Attendance record
On April 16, 2008, the Owls were defeated at FAU Baseball Stadium by the then-#1 ranked Miami HurricanesMiami Hurricanes baseball
The Miami Hurricanes baseball team is the college baseball program that represents the University of Miami.Since 1973, the program has been one of college baseball's elite with 23 College World Series appearances, winning four national championships and advancing to the NCAA regionals a record 39...
. The 2,348 spectators in attendance set a stadium record.
Features
The venue features a bermBerm
A berm is a level space, shelf, or raised barrier separating two areas. Berm originates in the Middle Dutch and German berme and came into usage in English via French.- History :...
seating area, which allows for increased capacity, down each foul line.