John Sessions Stadium
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John Sessions Stadium is a baseball
Baseball
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 venue
Baseball field
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 located on the campus of Jacksonville University
Jacksonville University
Jacksonville University is a private university in Jacksonville, Florida, on the banks of the St. Johns River. The school was founded in 1934 as a two year college and was known as Jacksonville Junior College until 1958, when it shifted its focus to four-year university degrees and adopted its...

 in Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
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, Florida
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, USA. It is home to the Jacksonville Dolphins
Jacksonville Dolphins
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 baseball
College baseball
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 team, a member of the Division I Atlantic Sun Conference
Atlantic Sun Conference
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. The stadium has a capacity of 1,500 people. It is named after the late John F. Sessions, a benefactor of the university.

In 2008, a new scoreboard, entrance, and backstop were added to the field.
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