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| Location | Saluki Drive, Carbondale, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 37°42′17″N 89°13′16″W / 37.704833°N 89.221205°W |
| Owner | Southern Illinois University |
| Operator | Southern Illinois University |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Field size | 330 ft. (LF), 375 ft. (LCF), 390 ft. (CF), 375 ft. (RCF), 330 ft. (RF) |
| Surface | Field Turf / Dirt Mound |
| Scoreboard | Electronic |
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| Opened | 1964 |
| Renovated | 2014 |
| Expanded | 1966 |
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| Southern Illinois Salukis baseball (1964–present) | |
Itchy Jones Stadium is a baseball venue in Carbondale, Illinois. It is home to the Southern Illinois Salukis baseball team of the NCAA Division I Missouri Valley Conference. The field, opened in 1964,[1] holds 2,000 spectators.[2] The field is named for former Southern Illinois baseball coach Abe Martin, and the venue was previously known simply as Abe Martin Field.[1] In 2014 after a complete renovation, the larger stadium was dedicated "Itchy Jones Stadium" after head coach Itch Jones.[3][4]
- ^ a b "Abe Martin Field". SIU Salukis. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ "Abe Martin Field". The Southern. April 28, 2011. Archived from the original on 2018-05-11. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ Southern, Pete Spitler The. "Salukis dedicate "Itchy" Jones Stadium". The Southern. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
- ^ "SIU dedicates Itchy Jones Stadium with grand opening - Southern Illinois University". Southern Illinois University. Retrieved 2018-05-10.