Foster Field
Encyclopedia
Foster Field is a baseball
stadium
in San Angelo
, Texas
. It was built in 2000 for the San Angelo Colts
and the Angelo State University
Rams. The Colts play in the North American League and are the primary tenants. The Angelo State University Rams Baseball
team is the secondary tenant in the facility. The stadium is located on the campus of Angelo State University
. The stadium can seat 4,200 fans.
Foster Field, originally named Colts Stadium, cost $3 million dollars to construct and was built by Jim Anglea, the former head groundskeeper for the Ballpark at Arlington. It was named after Walton A. Foster, a radio and television pioneer who also served as the radio broadcaster for the original Colts franchise in the 1950s.
The field features 4,200 permanent seats and a Triple-A lighting system. It features a 82 feet (25 m), 21 feet (6.4 m) LED scoreboard. The scoreboard includes a 15+3/4 ft, 21 feet (6.4 m) high-definition video screen. Both the scoreboard and the video screen are the largest in all facilities used in the United League and all DII Baseball. In addition, the facility has a large press box area, major-league style dugouts and a complete training and locker room facility. The field also has state-of-the-art bullpens and batting cages for practice and warmup. There are also concession and restroom areas and special clubhouse-style seating areas for entertaining corporate sponsors located on either side of the press box.
The field is covered by Tif 419 grass, an elite grass designed and genetically-engineered especially for ballparks. The field dimensions are 325 feet (99.1 m) down the lines, 370 feet (112.8 m) to the gaps and 395 feet (120.4 m) to deep center field.
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...
stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in San Angelo
San Angelo, Texas
San Angelo is a city in the state of Texas. Located in West Central Texas it is the county seat of Tom Green County. As of 2010 according to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total population of 93,200...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. It was built in 2000 for the San Angelo Colts
San Angelo Colts
The San Angelo Colts are a professional baseball team based in San Angelo, Texas, in the United States. The Colts are a member of North American League, an independent professional league which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball or Minor League Baseball...
and the Angelo State University
Angelo State University
Angelo State University is a public, coeducational, doctoral level degree-granting university located in San Angelo, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1928 as San Angelo College. It gained University status and awarded its first baccalaureate degrees in 1967 and graduate degrees in 1969, the...
Rams. The Colts play in the North American League and are the primary tenants. The Angelo State University Rams Baseball
Angelo State University Rams Baseball
The Angelo State Rams baseball team represents Angelo State University in NCAA Division II college baseball. The team was resurrected in 2005 after a long hiatus because of continued student requests and support. The team belongs to the Lone Star Conference and plays home games at Foster Field, an...
team is the secondary tenant in the facility. The stadium is located on the campus of Angelo State University
Angelo State University
Angelo State University is a public, coeducational, doctoral level degree-granting university located in San Angelo, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1928 as San Angelo College. It gained University status and awarded its first baccalaureate degrees in 1967 and graduate degrees in 1969, the...
. The stadium can seat 4,200 fans.
Foster Field, originally named Colts Stadium, cost $3 million dollars to construct and was built by Jim Anglea, the former head groundskeeper for the Ballpark at Arlington. It was named after Walton A. Foster, a radio and television pioneer who also served as the radio broadcaster for the original Colts franchise in the 1950s.
The field features 4,200 permanent seats and a Triple-A lighting system. It features a 82 feet (25 m), 21 feet (6.4 m) LED scoreboard. The scoreboard includes a 15+3/4 ft, 21 feet (6.4 m) high-definition video screen. Both the scoreboard and the video screen are the largest in all facilities used in the United League and all DII Baseball. In addition, the facility has a large press box area, major-league style dugouts and a complete training and locker room facility. The field also has state-of-the-art bullpens and batting cages for practice and warmup. There are also concession and restroom areas and special clubhouse-style seating areas for entertaining corporate sponsors located on either side of the press box.
The field is covered by Tif 419 grass, an elite grass designed and genetically-engineered especially for ballparks. The field dimensions are 325 feet (99.1 m) down the lines, 370 feet (112.8 m) to the gaps and 395 feet (120.4 m) to deep center field.