Alexander Field (Purdue University)

Alexander Field
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Full nameJohn and Anna Margaret Ross Alexander Field
LocationMcCormick Road and Cherry Lane, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Coordinates40°26′14″N 86°56′30″W / 40.437312°N 86.941646°W / 40.437312; -86.941646
OwnerPurdue University
OperatorPurdue University
Capacity1,500 (expandable to 2,500)
Field sizeLeft Field - 340 ft (100 m)
Left Center - 368 ft (112 m)
Center Field - 408 ft (124 m)
Right Center - 368 ft (112 m)
Right Field - 330 ft (100 m)
SurfaceNatural grass
ScoreboardElectronic
Construction
Broke ground2011
Built2011–2012
Opened2013
Construction cost$10.3 million
ArchitectCooke Douglass Farr Lemons
Tenants
Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten) 2013–present
Lafayette Aviators (PL) 2020

Alexander Field is a baseball venue in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States. It is home to the Purdue Boilermakers baseball team of the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference. The field hosted its first game in spring 2013. The venue has a capacity of 1,500 spectators that is expandable to 2,500 spectators. It is named for John and Anna Margaret Ross Alexander, Purdue alumni and the parents of former Purdue head baseball coach Dave Alexander[1]

  1. ^ "Alexander Field". PurdueSports.com. Purdue Sports Information. September 30, 2011. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.