Erdle Field

This article is about the Air Force Academy baseball venue. For the Auburn Doubledays minor league baseball venue, see Falcon Park. For the Corinth, Texas baseball venue, see Falcon Field (Corinth, Texas).
Erdle Field
Falcon Field
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Former namesFalcon Baseball Field
Location2168 Field House Drive, USAF Academy, CO, USA
Coordinates39°00′56″N 104°53′18″W / 39.015593°N 104.888245°W / 39.015593; -104.888245
OwnerAir Force Academy
OperatorAir Force Academy
Capacity1,000
Field size349 ft. (LF), 393 ft. (LCF), 400 ft. (CF), 365 ft. (RCF), 316 ft. (RF)
SurfaceFieldTurf
ScoreboardElectronic
Construction
Opened1957
Renovated1991
Expanded1991
Tenants
Air Force Falcons baseball (MWC) (1957–present)

Erdle Field is a baseball venue located on the grounds of the United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado, USA, north of Colorado Springs. It is home to the Air Force Falcons college baseball team, which represents the Academy in the NCAA Division I Mountain West Conference. Opened in 1957,[1] the venue has a capacity of 1,000 spectators.[2] The field, located in the Rampart Range of the Rocky Mountains, is more than 7,000 feet (2,100 m) above sea level.[1]

In both 1976 and 1995, the field hosted the United States Olympic Festivals.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Falcon Baseball Field at goairforcefalcons.com, URL accessed December 27, 2010. Archived 12-27-2010
  2. ^ Falcon Field at thebaseballcube.com, URL accessed December 27, 2010. Archived 12-27-2010