USF Baseball Stadium is a baseball

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

Baseball field

A baseball field, also called a ball field or a baseball diamond, is the field upon which the game of baseball is played. The terms "baseball field" and "ball field" are also often used as synonyms for ballpark.-Specifications:...

 located in Tampa

Tampa, Florida

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, Florida

Florida

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, USA

United States

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. It is home to the University of South Florida

University of South Florida

The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...

 Bulls

South Florida Bulls

The South Florida Bulls are the athletic teams for the University of South Florida. The university competes in NCAA Division I, USF is a member of the Big East Conference, and has been since 2005...

 college baseball

College baseball

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 team of the Division I Big East Conference

Big East Conference

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. The facility has a capacity of 3,211 spectators. It replaced Red McEwen Field

Red McEwen Field

Red McEwen Field was a baseball venue located on the campus of the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, USA. It was home to the South Florida Bulls baseball team from 1967-2010. The field has a capacity of 2,500 and was opened in 1967. It was also the home of the Tampa Yankees, who...

 as the home of USF baseball.

Features of the ballpark include a 1,500-seat seating area with canopy, in-ground dugout

Dugout (baseball)

In baseball, the dugout is a team's bench area and is located in foul territory between home plate and either first or third base. There are two dugouts, one for the home team and one for the visiting team. In general, the dugout is occupied by all players not prescribed to be on the field at that...

s, fan pavilions, batting cage

Batting cage

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s, and a press box

Press box

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.

History

After the demolition of Red McEwen Field following the 2010 season, construction of a new facility on the same location began. The alignment of the new field was changed from McEwen's to accommodate a concourse shared with the newly-constructed neighboring softball field.

Construction was completed over the 2010-2011 offseason, with the stadium hosting its first game on February 25, 2011. In it, the Bulls lost to Elon

Elon Phoenix baseball

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4-3 in extra innings. 3,126 spectators attended, a USF baseball record.

On March 11, 2011, a formal ceremony announcing the facility's opening was held.