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Coordinates: 29°38′58″N 82°21′14″W / 29.6494°N 82.353856°W
Harmon Stadium 
Location Jacksonville, Florida, USA Opened 1991 Owner University of North Florida Surface Grass Capacity 1,000 Field dimensions Left Field - 325 ft (99.1 m)
Left-Center - 365 ft (111.3 m)
Center Field - 400 ft (121.9 m)
Right-Center - 365 ft (111.3 m)
Right Field - 325 ft (99.1 m)Tenants University of North Florida Baseball (NCAA) Dusty Rhodes Field at Harmon Stadium, generally known as the Harmon Stadium, is the baseball stadium at the University of North Florida (UNF), and the home field of the North Florida Ospreys baseball team. It is located on the university's campus in Jacksonville, Florida, near the softball complex and aquatic center. It opened in 1993 and has a seating capacity of 1,000. The stadium is named for Doug and Linda Harmon for their contributions to constructions costs,[1] while the field is named after UNF's first baseball coach, Dusty Rhodes.[2][3]
Ospreys baseball logo
Features
Harmon Stadium has a few qualities that sets it apart from other ballparks. The "James J. Patton Osprey Nest" is an enclosed seating area with kitchen facilities and the Osprey baseball wall of fame. The "Left Field Lounge" is a picnic area with tables, a barbecue grill, and bleacher seating for 100. The "Dusty Rhodes Batting Facility" is a covered training facility with hitting cages and pitching machines.
Future
UNF's proposed Varsity Village includes plans for renovating Harmon Stadium and turning it into a 1,200 seat softball stadium. A new baseball stadium with a capacity of 3,000 would be built on the north end of campus. The entire Varsity Village project is estimated to cost $30 million and is currently in the fundraising stage.[4]
References
- ^ http://unfospreys.com/sports/2008/9/19/HarmonStadium.aspx?
- ^ http://www.unfospreys.com/news/2010/2/1/BB_0201104416.aspx?path=baseball
- ^ http://jacksonville.com/sports/college/north_florida_ospreys/2010-02-19/story/coach_dusty_rhodes_optimistic_entering_final__0
- ^ http://www.unfospreys.com/news/2008/9/2/gen_0902080630.aspx
Baseball parks of the Atlantic Sun Conference Herschel Greer Stadium (Belmont) • Howard Johnson Field (East Tennessee State) • Swanson Stadium (Florida Gulf Coast) • John Sessions Stadium (Jacksonville) • Fred Stillwell Stadium (Kennesaw State) • Ken Dugan Field at Stephen Lee Marsh Stadium (Lipscomb) • Claude Smith Field (Mercer) • Harmon Stadium (North Florida) • Melching Field at Conrad Park (Stetson) • Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park (USC Upstate)
Athletics Atlantic Sun Conference • North Florida Ospreys • UNF Arena • Hodges Stadium • Harmon Stadium • Hayt Golf Learning CenterCampus Thomas G. Carpenter Library • Student Union • Housing • Fine Arts Center • Coggin College of Business Administration Building • J. Brooks Brown HallStudent life People Categories:- University of North Florida
- Sports venues in Jacksonville, Florida
- Baseball venues in Florida
- College baseball venues in the United States
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