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Nischwitz Stadium Full name Ron and Gregg Nischwitz Stadium Location Raider Road, Dayton, OH, USA Coordinates 39°47′05″N 84°02′53″W / 39.784853°N 84.048125°WCoordinates: 39°47′05″N 84°02′53″W / 39.784853°N 84.048125°W Opened 1993 Owner Wright State University Scoreboard Yes Capacity 750 Field dimensions 330 ft. (lines), 375 ft. (gaps), 400 ft. (CF) Tenants Wright State University Raiders baseball (1993-present) Nischwitz Stadium is a baseball venue located in Dayton, Ohio, USA. It is home to the Wright State University Raiders college baseball team of the NCAA's Division I Horizon League. The facility has chairback seating for 750 spectators.[1]
The stadium is named for Ron and Gregg Nischwitz. Ron coached Wright State baseball for 30 years, and his son Gregg played one season for the Raiders. However, he died in a 1980 construction accident. The stadium, built in 1993, was dedicated in their honor on April 12, 2000, during a Wright State game against Indiana.[1]
Events
Nischwitz hosted the 2006[1] and 2011 Horizon League baseball tournaments.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Nischwitz Stadium". WSU Raiders. Archived from the original on 06-04-2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zBtWXR1E. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Horizon League Baseball Championship To Be Held at Nischwitz Stadium". The Springfield Paper. May 26, 2011. Archived from the original on 06-04-2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zBte3DCi. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
Categories:- College baseball venues in the United States
- Baseball venues in Ohio
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