Bart Kaufman Field

Bart Kaufman Field
Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, Indiana
Bart Kaufman Field is located in Indiana
Bart Kaufman Field
Bart Kaufman Field
Location within Indiana
Bart Kaufman Field is located in the United States
Bart Kaufman Field
Bart Kaufman Field
Bart Kaufman Field (the United States)
Address1873 N. Fee Lane
LocationBloomington, Indiana
Coordinates39°11′05″N 86°31′21″W / 39.184809°N 86.522539°W / 39.184809; -86.522539
OwnerIndiana University
OperatorIndiana University
TypeStadium
Genre(s)Baseball
Capacity2,500
Record attendance4,312
Field sizeLF: 330 ft (100.6 m)
LC: 370 ft (112.8 m)
CF: 400 ft (121.9 m)
RC: 380 ft (115.8 m)
RF: 340 ft (103.6 m)[1]
SurfaceAstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D Xtreme[2]
Construction
Broke groundMay, 2012
Built2012–2013
Opened20 March 2013 (2013-03-20)
Construction costUS$19.8 million
ArchitectBrowning Day Mullins Dierdorf[3]
Tenants
Indiana Hoosiers baseball (2013–present)
Big Ten Conference Tournament (2017)
Website
iuhoosiers.com/facilities/bart-kaufman-field-baseball/1

Bart Kaufman Field is a baseball field in Bloomington, Indiana. It is home of the Indiana Hoosiers baseball team.[4] The capacity of the facility is 2,500 spectators. It is named after Bart Kaufman, an alumnus who played in 1960-61-62. In 1961 he was the second-leading hitter (.452) in the Big Ten to longtime Detroit Tigers player Bill Freehan of the University of Michigan. Kaufman pledged $2.5 million to get the project going. Many teammates contributed to name the Indiana dugout after longtime baseball coach Ernie Andres. Much of the cost, reported to be in excess of $19 million including Andy Mohr Field for softball, was funded by proceeds from the Big Ten Network.

The stadium hosted an NCAA Regional in its first two years of existence; it marked the first two times the IU baseball program has played tournament games on campus. Bart Kaufman Field hosted its first Big Ten baseball tournament from May 24 to 28, 2017.[5]

  1. ^ "An Additional Impact of Kaufman Field". Indiana Daily Student. 2013-03-20. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  2. ^ "Hoosiers Make History on the Diamond". AstroTurf. 2013-07-02. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  3. ^ "IU Athletics Receives Major Gift From Bart Kaufman, Will Name New Baseball Field In His Honor". 2012-02-15. Archived from the original on 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  4. ^ "Arizona State to share new Cubs training complex". 27 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Bart Kaufman Field to host Big Ten Tournament". Indiana University Athletics. 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.