Melching Field at Conrad Park
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Melching Field at Conrad Park is a
Features
Melching Field features 2,500 chair and benchback seats, with room for approximately 500 more spectators in a grass berm area along the first base foul line. The partially covered grandstand includes a large press box with two radio broadcast booths, a television broadcast booth, a media area, and two
Player amenities include home and visiting
History
The ballpark is named for R. Dale Melching, a Stetson alumnus and donor. Prior to the ballpark's opening in 1999, the previous home of the Stetson Hatters baseball team, Conrad Park, was located on the same site, with home plate then located where center field now exists in Melching Field. Conrad Park was the home of spring training games during the 1940s and 1950s, as well as the home of the DeLand Red Hats of the Florida State League.
Melching Field opened on February 12, 1999, where a crowd of 2,874 saw the Stetson Hatters defeat the
Secondary tenants
Besides Hatters baseball, Melching Field has also hosted a number of
In 2018, for the first time, Melching Field hosted a Regional round in the NCAA Baseball tournament. The host team from Stetson University ultimately won the round and advanced to its first-ever Super Regional round appearance.
See also
References
- ^ "Atlantic Sun Recordbook - Baseball" (PDF). AtlanticSun.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ "Belmont Wins Back-to-Back A-Sun Baseball Titles". AtlanticSun.org. 26 May 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2012.