University Park Stadium

Infobox_Baseball_Stadium
stadium_name = University Park Stadium
nickname =


location = University Park
11200 S.W. 8th Street
Miami, Florida 33199
broke_ground = 1995
opened = January 26, 1996
closed =
demolished =
owner = Florida International University
operator = Florida International University
surface = Grass | construction_cost = $3.5 million USD
architect =
former_names =
tenants = FIU Golden Panthers (NCAA) (1996-Present)
seating_capacity = 2,000 (capacity)
2,473 (largest crowd)
dimensions = Left Field - 325 ft
Left-Center - 375 ft
Center Field - 400 ft
Right-Center - 375 ft
Right Field - 325 ft

University Park Stadium is a baseball stadium located on the campus of Florida International University in Miami, Florida. It is used as the home venue of the university's Golden Panthers baseball team. The facility opened on January 26, 1996 with an FIU victory against Bethune-Cookman, 1-0. All-American Evan W. Thomas threw a complete game shutout.

University Park Stadium has a seating capacity for 2,000 people and the largest crowd in the stadium's history was 2,473 on February 26, 2002, when FIU defeated their cross-town rival Miami Hurricanes with the score of 7-1.

The Miami Miracle, of the Florida State League, used the earlier incarnation of this stadium as their home park, for the 1989 season.

The team spent the 2005 season at the Homestead Sports Complex in Homestead, Florida while the facility underwent an expansion and in 2005, the facility hosted the Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament.

ee also

*Golden Panthers
*FIU Stadium (FIU Football)
*FIU Arena (FIU Basketball)

External links

* [http://www.fiusports.com/baseball/stadium.htm FIU Athletics Stadium Page]