Ball Diamond

Ball Diamond is a baseball venue located on the campus of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, United States. It is part of the First Merchants Ballpark Complex, which also encompasses a softball field. It is home to the Ball State Cardinals baseball team, a member of the Division I Mid-American Conference. The field has a capacity of 1,700 people. Recent renovations to the field have added a new backstop, public address system, fencing, and scoreboard.

This article is about the baseball field at Ball State University. For the article on the general baseball venue, see baseball diamond.
Ball Diamond
LocationFirst Merchants Ballpark Complex in Muncie, Indiana
Coordinates40.217606°N 85.421684°W / 40.217606; -85.421684
Capacity1,700
Field size330 ft. (lines), 365 ft. (gaps), 400 ft. (CF)
Construction
Built1971
Renovated2014-2016
Tenants
Ball State Cardinals baseball

Ball Diamond first opened in 1971. In 1993, a softball field opened nearby. Between 2014 and 2016, Ball Diamond underwent renovations, which included the installation of a FieldTurf surface. The softball field also was renovated at this time. In 2016, the baseball/softball complex was named the First Merchants Ballpark Complex after the First Merchants Corporation, a banking corporation headquartered in Muncie.

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