Duane Banks Field
 Outside of Duane Banks Field in Iowa City, Iowa | |
  Duane Banks Field Location within Iowa  Duane Banks Field Duane Banks Field (the United States) | |
| Former names | Iowa Field (1974–2000) |
|---|---|
| Address | 960 Stadium Drive |
| Location | Iowa City, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 41°39′41″N 91°33′24″W / 41.6612564°N 91.5567949°W |
| Owner | University of Iowa |
| Operator | University of Iowa |
| Type | Stadium |
| Genre(s) | Baseball |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Field size | LF: 329 ft (100.3 m) LC: 373 ft (113.7 m) CF: 395 ft (120.4 m) RC: 373 ft (113.7 m) RF: 329 ft (100.3 m) |
| Surface | AstroTurf |
| Scoreboard | Digital |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1973 |
| Opened | 1974 |
| Expanded | 2010 |
| Tenants | |
| Iowa Hawkeyes baseball (NCAA) (1974–present) | |
| Website | |
| hawkeyesports | |
Duane Banks Field is a baseball stadium in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the home field of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes college baseball team. The stadium holds 3,000 people and opened in 1974. It is named after former Iowa Hawkeyes baseball coach Duane Banks.
History
The venue hosted the 1990 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament, won by Illinois.[1]
The field was renamed in honor of Banks in 2001.
Following the 2010 season, the facility received a new playing surface. Other renovations included new batting cages and increased dimensions and foul territory space.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book" (PDF). p. 107. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-02. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ Duane Banks Field Getting New Surface: New field and other improvements being installed this fall at hawkeyesports.com, URL accessed October 21, 2010. Archived 10-21-2010
External links
- Duane Banks Field - University of Iowa Archived 2018-03-17 at the Wayback Machine