Illinois Field
Illinois Field is a baseball venue in Champaign, Illinois, home to the University of Illinois Fighting Illini baseball team. It is located in the sports complex at the University of Illinois near the Champaign-Urbana border. It is a short distance east of State Farm Center and Memorial Stadium.
Illinois Field, June, 2015 | |
Illinois Field Location in Illinois Illinois Field Location in the United States | |
| Former names | Proano Stadium (1988–1991) |
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| Address | 1601 E. Kirby Avenue Champaign, Illinois 61820 |
| Coordinates | 40.096869°N 88.229796°W |
| Public transit | MTD |
| Owner | University of Illinois |
| Operator | University of Illinois |
| Type | Stadium |
| Genre(s) | Baseball |
| Capacity | 1,500 seats 3,000 (with lawn seating) |
| Record attendance | 5,214 |
| Field size | LF: 330 ft (100.6 m) LC: 370 ft (112.8 m) CF: 400 ft (121.9 m) RC: 370 ft (112.8 m) RF: 330 ft (100.6 m) |
| Surface | FieldTurf |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1987 |
| Opened | 24 March 1988 |
| Renovated | 1999 |
| Architect | Heery Fabrap |
| Tenants | |
| Illinois Fighting Illini (NCAA) (1988–present) Big Ten baseball tournament (1998, 2005) Champaign-Urbana Bandits (GCL) (1994) | |
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