Eugene B. Depew Field

Eugene B. Depew Field
Depew Field
Location	Bucknell West Drive, Lewisburg, PA, USA
Coordinates	40°57′06″N 76°53′30″W / 40.951709°N 76.891599°W / 40.951709; -76.891599Coordinates: 40°57′06″N 76°53′30″W / 40.951709°N 76.891599°W / 40.951709; -76.891599
Built	1990
Renovated	2009, 2010
Owner	Bucknell University
Surface	FieldTurf (since 2009)
Scoreboard	Yes
Capacity	500
Field dimensions	330 ft. (LF, RF), 385 ft. (gaps), 400 ft. (CF)[1]
Tenants
Bucknell University Bison baseball (1990-present)

This page refers to the Bucknell University baseball venue. For the public park in Peekskill, New York, see Depew Park.

Eugene B. Depew Field is a baseball venue located on the campus of Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. It is home to the Bucknell University Bison college baseball team of the Division I Patriot League. The field has a seating capacity of 500 spectators and was built in 1990. On April 17, 2003, it was dedicated to Bucknell baseball coach Eugene Depew, a Bucknell alumnus (Class of 1971) and coach of the program since 1982. Depew is the longest-serving coach in the history of Bison baseball.^[2]

Renovations

In 2009, a FieldTurf surface was installed at the field.^[3] Renovations continued in 2010, when a new backstop, dugouts, and fencing were installed.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Depew Field". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on 03-18-2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5xHKHB2rl. Retrieved March 18, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Depew Field". Archived from the original on 03-18-2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5xHKB1UZk. Retrieved March 18, 2011. 
3. ^ "Renovation and Improvement of West Fields Continues: Initial Stage of Softball and Baseball Work Underway". October 8, 2009. Archived from the original on 03-18-2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5xHKR5CA3. Retrieved March 18, 2011.