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Charles H. Braun Stadium Location South Rotherwood Avenue, Evansville, IN, USA Coordinates 37°58′32″N 87°32′01″W / 37.975613°N 87.533636°WCoordinates: 37°58′32″N 87°32′01″W / 37.975613°N 87.533636°W Owner University of Evansville Scoreboard Yes Capacity 1,200 Field dimensions 330 ft. (LF), 400 ft. (CF), 330 ft. (RF) Tenants University of Evansville Aces baseball Charles H. Braun Stadium is a baseball venue in Evansville, Indiana, USA. It is home to the Evansville Aces college baseball team of the Division I Missouri Valley Conference.[1] The stadium's capacity is 1,200 spectators,[2] much of which consists of chair-backed seating.[1]
The venue is named for Charles H. Braun, an Evansville businessman who died in 1998. Braun's sons, Alan and Charles, Jr., are both involved in the University, Alan as trustee and Charles, Jr. as a former golf coach.[1]
Braun Stadium features the Marv and Edie Bates Press Box. Marv Bates was a broadcaster of Evansville sports. Both he and his wife supported Aces athletics.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Charles H. Braun Stadium". GoPurpleAces.com. Archived from the original on 07-25-2011. http://www.webcitation.org/60Rzzn4e9. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Breds Travel to Evansville Tuesda". GoRacers.com. April 19, 2011. Archived from the original on 07-25-2011. http://www.webcitation.org/60S06onUR. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
Baseball parks of the Missouri Valley Conference O'Brien Field (Bradley) • Creighton Sports Complex / TD Ameritrade Park (Creighton) • Charles H. Braun Stadium (Evansville) • Duffy Bass Field (Illinois State) • Sycamore Stadium (Indiana State) • Hammons Field (Missouri State) • Abe Martin Field (Southern Illinois) • Eck Stadium (Wichita State)
Categories:- College baseball venues in the United States
- Baseball venues in Indiana
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