Location | Ypsilanti, Michigan |
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Owner | Eastern Michigan University |
Operator | Eastern Michigan University |
Capacity | 2,500 |
Surface | Astro Turf |
Opened | 1971 |
Tenants | |
Eastern Michigan Eagles baseball (MAC) (1971–present) Midwest Sliders of Ypsilanti/ Oakland County Cruisers (Frontier League) (2009–2010) |
Oestrike Stadium is a stadium in Ypsilanti, Michigan at Eastern Michigan University. It is named after Ron Oestrike, a former baseball coach at EMU. It is primarily used for baseball, and serves as the Eastern Michigan University Eagles baseball team home field. In addition, it served as the home field of the Midwest Sliders of Ypsilanti Frontier League baseball team in 2009 and 2010 (the Sliders were renamed the Oakland County Cruisers their second season at Oestrike Stadium as a result of their planned move to Waterford Township). Several present and former major leaguers, including Bob Welch, Bob Owchinko, Bryan Clutterbuck, Pat Sheridan, and Brian Bixler, played at Oestrike Stadium as members of the EMU baseball team.