Stephen Schott Stadium

Coordinates: 37°20′55″N 121°55′54″W / 37.34861°N 121.93167°W / 37.34861; -121.93167
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Stephen Schott Stadium
Schott Stadium
Division I WCC
) (2005-present)

Stephen Schott Stadium, or Schott Stadium for short, is the home of the

Division I Baseball team of the NCAA's West Coast Conference. The stadium, which opened in 2005, is located in Santa Clara, California
, USA.

Stadium history

A new baseball stadium for the

soccer team and, until 1993, the football team. Lack of space on the university's side of El Camino Real (Route 82) forced SCU to build the stadium across the street. It was built in approximately one year, but did not open in time for the 2005 baseball season as originally planned due to cost overruns and weather-related delays. Instead, it opened on April 30, 2005, to a sold-out game between Santa Clara University and Gonzaga University
. The final cost of the stadium was $8.6 million.

The stadium hosted a Super Regional tournament between Dallas Baptist University and California June 11–13, 2011. The neutral site was selected since neither school has an adequate on-campus facility to host the best-of-three series.

Stadium design

The stadium features a grass playing surface in the infield and outfield, a Fieldturf foul territory to keep maintenance costs down. Schott Stadium seats 1,500. The upper rows of the stadium consist of bench type bleachers with backs while the lower rows consist of tip up seating. A 6,800-square-foot (630 m2) dugout for the home team was added to Schott Stadium. The stadium's 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) of building space features locker rooms, showers, and a trainer's area for both home and visiting teams. The SCU locker rooms features a team room equipped for live game feeds, team meetings, and press conferences. A VIP Building consists of a full press box, and a luxury suite behind home plate. Two additional buildings on-site consist of a concession and ticket office and a hitting center. The outside of the stadium features a traditional brick facade similar to

Camden Yards
and other "retro" ballparks.

See also

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37°20′55″N 121°55′54″W / 37.34861°N 121.93167°W / 37.34861; -121.93167

Preceded by
Buck Shaw Stadium
Home of the
Santa Clara University Baseball

2005 – present
Succeeded by
current