Jackson Field (Lansing)

Jackson Field
Lugnuts Stadium
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Former namesCooley Law School Stadium (2011–2020)
Jackson Field at Thomas M. Cooley Law School Stadium (2010)
Oldsmobile Park (1996–2009)
Location505 East Michigan Avenue
Lansing, MI 48912
Coordinates42°44′5″N 84°32′43″W / 42.73472°N 84.54528°W / 42.73472; -84.54528
OwnerCity of Lansing
OperatorLansing Entertainment & Public Facilities Authority (LEPFA)
Capacity7,527 (+ 2,000 lawn, patio and standing room)
Field sizeLeft field: 305 feet (93 m)
Center field: 404 feet (123 m)
Right field: 305 feet (93 m)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke groundApril 3, 1995
OpenedApril 3, 1996
Construction cost$12.8 million
($24.9 million in 2023 dollars[1])
ArchitectHNTB Corporation (Kansas City)
Structural engineerJ&S Structural Engineers[3]
General contractorClark Construction[2]
Tenants
Lansing Lugnuts (MWL/High-A Central) (1996–present)
Michigan State Spartans (NCAA) (1996–present)
Lansing Ignite FC (USL1) (2019)

Jackson Field is a baseball stadium in Lansing, Michigan, home field of the Lansing Lugnuts minor league baseball team. The Michigan State Spartans college baseball team also plays select home games at Jackson Field. The stadium is situated in downtown Lansing in the Stadium District on a relatively narrow strip of land between and below Larch and Cedar streets.

It is primarily used for baseball, though it has also hosted an ice skating rink, an outdoor movie theater, a haunted house, and served as a concert venue for the annual Common Ground Music Festival. Due to the dimensions of the city block in which the stadium was constructed, the right and left field fences 'notch' sharply into distances of 305 feet (93 m) at each foul pole.

  1. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Cooley Law School Stadium Information". Minor League Baseball. February 28, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "Sports Facility Experience". J&S Structural Engineers. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2011.