Claude Smith Field

Claude Smith Field
Location	Adams Street, Macon, GA, USA
Coordinates	32°49′42″N 83°39′12″W / 32.828471°N 83.653437°W / 32.828471; -83.653437Coordinates: 32°49′42″N 83°39′12″W / 32.828471°N 83.653437°W / 32.828471; -83.653437
Renovated	2003
Owner	Mercer University
Surface	Natural grass with artificial turf halo around home plate
Scoreboard	Yes
Capacity	500
Tenants
Mercer University Bears baseball

Claude Smith Field is a baseball venue in Macon, Georgia, USA. It is home to the Mercer Bears college baseball team of the NCAA's Division I Atlantic Sun Conference.^[1] The facility has a capacity of 500 spectators,^[2] with additional berm seating past the right field fence.^[1] It is named for Claude Smith, Mercer coach from 1948-1977. The field was dedicated to him after his retirement in 1977. At Mercer, he won 405 games.^[3]

In 2003, the field was renovated. Batting cages and a drainage system were added. The venue also features a press box and concession stands.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Claude Smith Field (baseball)". mercerbears.com. Archived from the original on 05-10-2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5yaXcBAtF. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
2. ^ "Claude Smith Field". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on 05-10-2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5yaXiiSSw. Retrieved 11 May 2011. 
3. ^ "History of Mercer Baseball". Craig Gibson Baseball. Archived from the original on 05-10-2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5yaXofNA4. Retrieved 11 May 2011.