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Hoglund Ballpark

The park in 2012
Full name	Hoglund Ballpark
Location	Lawrence, Kansas
Owner	University of Kansas
Operator	University of Kansas
Capacity	2,500
Field size	Left Field - 330' Center Field - 400' Right Field - 330'
Surface	AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D
Construction
Opened	1958; 66 years ago (1958)
Renovated	1987, 2010
Tenants
Kansas Jayhawks (NCAA) (1958–Present)
Website
kuathletics.com/hoglund-ballpark

Hoglund Ballpark is a baseball stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. It is the home field for the University of Kansas' baseball team. The stadium holds 3,000 people and opened for baseball in 1958. The stadium sits next to historic Allen Fieldhouse, home to the Kansas Jayhawks basketball teams. It is named after former Jayhawk baseball shortstop and former petroleum-industry CEO Forrest Hoglund.

Following the 2010 season, an artificial turf surface was installed at the facility. The installation, which was overseen by AstroTurf USA at a cost of $1.2 million, all of which was funded by donations to the Jayhawk baseball program.

See also

• List of NCAA Division I baseball venues

References

1. Matthews, Christopher M. "Former Oil CEO Aims to Change How the U.S. Exports Natural Gas". WSJ.
2. Hoglund Ballpark at kuathletics.com, URL accessed October 25, 2009. Archived 10/25/09
3. Follow Hoglund Ballpark Renovation on Web Cam at kuathletics.com, URL accessed October 30, 2010. Archived 10-30-2010

External links

• Official website

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