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| Former names | The Nest (1996-2000) |
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| Location | 1515 15th Avenue North Fargo, North Dakota 58102 |
| Owner | North Dakota State University |
| Capacity | Baseball: 4,172 |
| Field size | Left – 318' Left-center – 398' Center – 408' Right-center – 353' Right – 314' |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1995 |
| Opened | June 21, 1996 |
| Architect | R.L. Engebretson P.C. & Sink Combs Dethlefs [1] |
| Tenants | |
| Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (AA) (1996–present) North Dakota State Bison (NCAA) (1996–present) Winnipeg Goldeyes (AA) (2020) | |
Newman Outdoor Field is a baseball stadium in Fargo, North Dakota. It is located on the campus of North Dakota State University and is the home of the independent American Association's Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks and the North Dakota State Bison baseball team.[1]
The 4,172 seat facility opened in 1996. In 1998, naming rights were sold to Newman Outdoor Advertising for $1.5 million. Fargo based architect firm R.L. Engebretson P.C. worked on the design with RedHawks GM John Dittrich and Assistant GM Tim Flakoll and City of Fargo leaders.[2][3]
The stadium contained the Maury Wills Museum in honor of the former Major League Baseball player who worked for the RedHawks as a coach and a radio analyst until the conclusion of the 2017 Season.[4]
The first number retired at the stadium was the #8 worn by hometown hero Roger Maris when he played for the Fargo-Moorhead Twins in the 1950s. The outfield distances replicate those of Yankee stadium where Maris made history.[5]
In 2012, college baseball writer Eric Sorenson ranked the field the sixth most underrated venue in Division I baseball.[6]
The stadium was of the four hub stadiums used for the six team shortened American Association season in 2020. It was the hub stadium for the RedHawks as well as the Winnipeg Goldeyes.
In 2021, the stadium played host to the second NDSU Baseball team to make it to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament as the Bison went 14–4 at home that season.
In 2023, the stadium hosted the 2023 Summit League baseball tournament after the NDSU Baseball team won their first Summit League regular season title in program history.
- ^ "Newman Outdoor Field". North Dakota State University. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "Newman Outdoor Field". Fargo-Moorhead Convention and Visitors Bureau. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "Architects at R.L. Engebretson". R.L. Engebretson. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ "Maury Wills honored by RedHawks as his museum will close after this season". 24 June 2017.
- ^ "Roger Maris". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ Sorenson, Eric (5 October 2012). "Distiller's Dozen – The "Hey, Nice Stadium" Edition". CollegeBaseballToday.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.