Bart Kaufman Field
Bart Kaufman Field is a baseball field in Bloomington, Indiana. It is home of the Indiana Hoosiers baseball team. The capacity of the facility is 2,500 spectators. It is named after Bart Kaufman, an alumnus who played in 1960-61-62. In 1961 he was the second-leading hitter (.452) in the Big Ten to longtime Detroit Tigers player Bill Freehan of the University of Michigan. Kaufman pledged $2.5 million to get the project going. Many teammates contributed to name the Indiana dugout after longtime baseball coach Ernie Andres. Much of the cost, reported to be in excess of $19 million including Andy Mohr Field for softball, was funded by proceeds from the Big Ten Network.
Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, Indiana | |
Bart Kaufman Field Location within Indiana Bart Kaufman Field Bart Kaufman Field (the United States) | |
| Address | 1873 N. Fee Lane |
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| Location | Bloomington, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.184809°N 86.522539°W |
| Owner | Indiana University |
| Operator | Indiana University |
| Type | Stadium |
| Genre(s) | Baseball |
| Capacity | 2,500 |
| Record attendance | 4,312 |
| Field size | LF: 330 ft (100.6 m) LC: 370 ft (112.8 m) CF: 400 ft (121.9 m) RC: 380 ft (115.8 m) RF: 340 ft (103.6 m) |
| Surface | AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D Xtreme |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May, 2012 |
| Built | 2012–2013 |
| Opened | 20 March 2013 |
| Construction cost | US$19.8 million |
| Architect | Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf |
| Tenants | |
| Indiana Hoosiers baseball (2013–present) Big Ten Conference Tournament (2017) | |
| Website | |
| iuhoosiers | |
The stadium hosted an NCAA Regional in its first two years of existence; it marked the first two times the IU baseball program has played tournament games on campus. Bart Kaufman Field hosted its first Big Ten baseball tournament from May 24 to 28, 2017.