Turchin Stadium
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Greer Field at Turchin Stadium is a baseball
stadium
in New Orleans, Louisiana
. It is the on-campus home the Tulane University
Green Wave college baseball
team. The stadium was named for Robert Turchin, a World War II
veteran and 1943 graduate of Tulane, and his wife, Lillian Turchin, who headed the drive in 1990 to build it. In 2008, at the official reopening, "Greer Field" was added to the name in honor of Phil Greer, chair of the Board of Tulane.
The team has won over 75% of its games in Turchin since its opening. Since 2000, the Green Wave have played in front of crowds averaging 2,850 per game at Turchin. In 2010, the Green Wave ranked 21st in Division I college baseball
in attendance, averaging 2,832 per home game.
nearly destroyed the facility, forcing the project to start over. Tulane had hoped to move into the renovated Turchin for the 2006 season but played the entire 2006 season at Zephyr Field
in nearby Metairie
. It was scheduled to be completed in April 2007, but more delays pushed its opening back to the 2008 season. It hosted the Conference USA
baseball tournament that season. As Tulane spent $1.5 million before Katrina and was projected to spend $7.5 million after, the final renovation cost was about $9 million.
Shortly after construction commenced, the Tulane University Athletics Department "expanded the scope" of the Tulane Athletics Brick Campaign. This mode of fundraising, in which fans could buy commemorative bricks to be placed at the entry of the new stadium, generated unexpected levels of interest, warranting the expansion.
The newly renovated Greer Field at Turchin Stadium reopened for the 2008 baseball season on February 22 with a 6-0 win over Illinois-Chicago in front of a sellout crowd of 5,093 fans.
Metro Conference
Tournament (1): 1992
NCAA Regional Tournament
(2): 2001, 2005
NCAA Super Regional
(1): 2005
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 New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
. It is the on-campus home the Tulane University
Tulane University
Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
Green Wave college baseball
Tulane Green Wave baseball
The Tulane Green Wave baseball team represents Tulane University in NCAA Division I college baseball.The Green Wave baseball team competes in Conference USA...
team. The stadium was named for Robert Turchin, a World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
veteran and 1943 graduate of Tulane, and his wife, Lillian Turchin, who headed the drive in 1990 to build it. In 2008, at the official reopening, "Greer Field" was added to the name in honor of Phil Greer, chair of the Board of Tulane.
The team has won over 75% of its games in Turchin since its opening. Since 2000, the Green Wave have played in front of crowds averaging 2,850 per game at Turchin. In 2010, the Green Wave ranked 21st in Division I 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...
in attendance, averaging 2,832 per home game.
Renovation
The stadium was in the midst of significant renovations following the 2005 season, but Hurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
nearly destroyed the facility, forcing the project to start over. Tulane had hoped to move into the renovated Turchin for the 2006 season but played the entire 2006 season at Zephyr Field
Zephyr Field
Zephyr Field is a 10,000-seat baseball park in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans, that hosted its first regular season baseball game on April 11, 1997, as the tenants of the facility, the New Orleans Zephyrs, defeated the Oklahoma City 89ers, 8-3. The ballpark hosted the 1998 and 2001...
in nearby Metairie
Metairie, Louisiana
Metairie is a census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States and is a major part of the New Orleans Metropolitan Area. Metairie is the largest community in Jefferson Parish. It is an unincorporated area that would be larger than most of the state's cities if it were...
. It was scheduled to be completed in April 2007, but more delays pushed its opening back to the 2008 season. It hosted the Conference USA
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
baseball tournament that season. As Tulane spent $1.5 million before Katrina and was projected to spend $7.5 million after, the final renovation cost was about $9 million.
Shortly after construction commenced, the Tulane University Athletics Department "expanded the scope" of the Tulane Athletics Brick Campaign. This mode of fundraising, in which fans could buy commemorative bricks to be placed at the entry of the new stadium, generated unexpected levels of interest, warranting the expansion.
The newly renovated Greer Field at Turchin Stadium reopened for the 2008 baseball season on February 22 with a 6-0 win over Illinois-Chicago in front of a sellout crowd of 5,093 fans.
Tournaments Hosted
C-USA Tournament (3): 1997, 2003, 2008Metro Conference
Metro Conference
The Metropolitan Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, popularly known as the Metro Conference, was an NCAA Division I athletics conference, so named because all of its charter members were in urban metropolitan areas in, or at least on the fringes of, the Southern United States...
Tournament (1): 1992
NCAA Regional Tournament
NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the College World Series....
(2): 2001, 2005
NCAA Super Regional
NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the College World Series....
(1): 2005
