Samford Stadium-Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park
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Samford Stadium-Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park is the college baseball venue for the Auburn University Tigers. As of 2006, its seating capacity is 4,096. In 2003, Baseball America declared the facility the best college baseball venue in the country.
Plainsman Park was first used as a baseball facility in 1950.
In 1997, it was renamed Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park in honor of brothers Jimmy and Billy Hitchcock.
In 2003, the facility was renamed Samford Stadium-Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park in honor of longtime trustee Jimmy Samford.
[edit] References
- Auburn University 2006 Baseball Media Guide. Retrieved on April 12, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Samford Stadium-Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park at AuburnTigers.com