Muzzy Field

Muzzy Field

Location	Park Street and Muzzy Street, Bristol, Connecticut, USA
Coordinates	41°40′23″N 72°57′34″W / 41.673176°N 72.959459°W / 41.673176; -72.959459
Capacity	4,900
Field size	339 ft. (LF) 359 ft. (Left center) 402 ft. (CF) 369 ft. (Deep right center) 330 ft. (Right center) 326 ft. (RF)
Construction
Built	1912 (wooden stands)
Opened	1914 (official)
Renovated	1939 (brick grandstand)
Expanded	2012–15
Tenants
Bristol Blues (NECBL) 2020–present (FCBL) 2015–2019 Bristol Collegiate Baseball Club (NECBL) 2010 Bristol Nighthawks (NECBL) 1994–1995 Bristol Red Sox (AA EL) 1972–1982 Bristol Owls (Colonial League) 1949–1950 [1] Bristol Red Sox (Eastern League) 1973–1982[1] Bristol Central High School Bristol Eastern High School Saint Paul Catholic High School baseball and football

Muzzy Field is a stadium in Bristol, Connecticut adjacent to Rockwell Park. In 1912, it was given to the Public Welfare Association^[2] in the city of Bristol by Commissioner Adrian Muzzy in memory of his two sons,^[3] for the express purpose of amateur athletics,^[1] officially opening on 8 July 1914,^[4] for both baseball and football. In 1939, after a fire,^[1] the 4,900-capacity brick-faced grandstand was built. It features a ring of tall pine trees that line the outside of the outfield wall and the grandstand.

Muzzy Field hosts high school sports, primarily baseball and football. Three high schools use the field: Bristol Central High School, Bristol Eastern High School, and Saint Paul Catholic High School. Muzzy Field is the site of the football "Battle for the Bell" between Bristol Eastern and Bristol Central, held every Thanksgiving morning, with the winner claiming the bell for the following year.

In summer, Muzzy Field hosts collegiate baseball teams: since 2015, the Bristol Blues^[5] of the New England Collegiate Baseball League; and formerly, the Bristol Collegiate Baseball Club (2010) and the Bristol Nighthawks (1994–1995), both of the New England Collegiate Baseball League.