- Alfred A. McKethan Stadium
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Coordinates: 29°38′58″N 82°21′14″W / 29.6494°N 82.353856°W
Alfred A. McKethan Stadium at Perry Field 
Former names Perry Field Location Gainesville, Florida Opened 1988 Owner University of Florida Operator University Athletic Association Surface Grass Construction cost $16.5 million Capacity 5,500 Field dimensions Left Field: 329 feet
Left Center: 365 feet
Center Field: 400 feet
Right Center: 375 feet
Right Field: 325 feetTenants Florida Gators baseball (NCAA) Alfred A. McKethan Stadium at Perry Field is the college baseball stadium of the University of Florida, and serves as the home field for the Florida Gators baseball team. McKethan Stadium is located on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus, in close proximity to the university's indoor sports arena, the Stephen C. O'Connell Center, and its football stadium, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.[1]
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Naming
The stadium facility is named for Alfred A. McKethan, a University of Florida alumnus and successful Florida banker, businessman and politician who contributed significant funds for the reconstruction and expansion of the stadium. McKethan donated nearly three million dollars for the reconstruction and improvement of the stadium in the 1980s and 1990s. The playing field is named for Carl E. "Tootie" Perry, a former Florida Gators football who was the Gators' first All-Southern selection in 1920 and 1921 and team captain in 1921. Perry's family formerly owned the land on which the stadium was built, and donated the land to the university.[2]
Facilities
The current stadium facility is a concrete structure that seats approximately 5,500 fans, and includes a press box, concession stands, locker rooms for the Gators and visiting teams, and coaching staff offices. The University Athletic Association rebuilt the press box in 1996, added bleachers on the left field line and behind the left field fence in 1997, and added another 1,000 seats down the left baseline and upgraded to the locker rooms and baseball offices in 2007.
The stadium is lighted for night games and features a natural grass and clay playing surface.
Attendance
In 2010, the Gators ranked 13th in Division I college baseball in attendance, averaging 3,505 per home game.[3]
See also
- Buildings at the University of Florida
- Florida Gators
- History of the University of Florida
- University Athletic Association
External links
- Alfred A. McKethan Stadium – Stadium description at official website of the Florida Gators.
References
- ^ About the stadium
- ^ MCKETHAN STADIUM AT PERRY FIELD
- ^ Brian Foley (January 6, 2011). "2010 NCAA Baseball Attendance Leaders". Archived from the original on 02-04-11. http://www.webcitation.org/5wH7srbCd. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
Baseball parks of the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division McKethan Stadium (Florida) • Foley Field (Georgia) • Cliff Hagan Stadium (Kentucky) • Carolina Stadium (South Carolina) • Lindsey Nelson Stadium (Tennessee) • Hawkins Field (Vanderbilt)
Western Division Sewell–Thomas Stadium (Alabama) • Baum Stadium (Arkansas) • Plainsman Park (Auburn) • Alex Box Stadium (LSU) • Dudy Noble Field (Mississippi State) • Swayze Field (Ole Miss)
Categories:- Baseball venues in Florida
- Buildings at the University of Florida
- College baseball venues in the United States
- Florida Gators baseball
- Sports venues in Florida
- Visitor attractions in Alachua County, Florida
- Florida sports venue stubs
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