Fiondella Field

41°48′15″N 72°42′55″W / 41.804258°N 72.715386°W / 41.804258; -72.715386OwnerUniversity of HartfordOperatorUniversity of HartfordCapacity1,000Field sizeLeft field: 325 feet (99 m)
Left center field: 370 feet (110 m)
Center field: 400 feet (120 m)
Right center field: 370 feet (110 m)
Right field: 325 feet (99 m)SurfaceFieldTurfScoreboardElectronicConstructionBuilt2006OpenedMarch 29, 2006TenantsHartford Hawks (NCAA) (2006–present)

Fiondella Field is a baseball venue located on the campus of the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States. It is home to the Hartford Hawks baseball team, a member of the NCAA Division III Commonwealth Coast Conference. The stadium hosted its first game on March 29, 2006. It holds a capacity of 1,000 spectators and includes dugouts, batting cages, and a modern scoreboard over the left field fence.

History

Prior to the field's construction, Hartford's baseball program played at several venues in central Connecticut following its move off campus in the mid-1980s. These venues included New Britain's Beehive Field, Bristol's Muzzy Field, East Hartford's Ray McKenna Field, and Simsbury's Memorial Field.^[1]

Ground was broken on the venue in April 2005.^[1] The venue opened on March 29, 2006, and Hartford's first game there was against Massachusetts. Hartford won the game, 6–2.^[2]

Renaming

Through the 2009 season, the field was known as the Hartford Baseball Field. In a ceremony on October 4, 2009, the venue was renamed Fiondella Field, in honor of the Fiondella family, primarily businessman Robert Fiondella, because of his involvement in the Hartford community.^[3]

High school baseball

The West Hartford amateur baseball association sponsors the annual mayor's cup baseball game at Fiondella Field. It is the final game of season between rivals Conard High School and Hall High School.^[4]

See also

• List of NCAA Division I baseball venues

References

External links

• Fiondella Field