Eck Stadium

Eck Stadium
Home of Tyler Field at Gene Stephenson Park
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LocationWichita, Kansas 67260 USA
Coordinates37°43′18″N 97°17′18″W / 37.721684°N 97.288431°W / 37.721684; -97.288431
OwnerWichita State University
OperatorWichita State University
Capacity7,851
Field sizeLeft Field - 335'
Right field - 335'
Center Field - 390'
SurfaceMajor Play artificial turf and pitching mound
Construction
Opened1985
Renovated1988, 1992, 1995, 2016, 2019
Construction cost$700,000 (original facility)
$7.8 million (1999 Renovation)
ArchitectSchaefer, Johnson, Cox, Frey & Associates PA
Tenants
Wichita State Shockers (NCAA, AAC) (1985–present)
NCAA Regional: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2007

Eck Stadium is a baseball stadium in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is located on the south side of 21st Street between Hillside and Oliver on the campus of Wichita State University in northeast Wichita.

The stadium is home of the Wichita State Shockers baseball team. It has played host to the Shockers in rudimentary form since 1978, and as a complete stadium since 1985. Officially called Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field at Gene Stephenson Park[1] it is sometimes informally referred to as Eck.

The stadium, which has gone through numerous upgrades since its original completion, currently seats 7,851. This number does not include the Coleman Outfield Hill which can seat hundreds more.