Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium
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Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium is a baseball venue in Annapolis, Maryland, United States. It is home to the Navy Midshipmen baseball team of the NCAA Division I Patriot League. This field has a capacity of 1,500 spectators. The stadium is named for Max Bishop, Navy head baseball coach from 1937 to 1961.[1] In his tenure, the team's record was 306–143.[2] The field is named for two Naval Academy alumni, Ron Terwilliger (class of 1963) and Bruce Terwilliger (class of 1964), both contributors to Navy athletics. The scoreboard at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Navy's football venue, is also named for the brothers.[1][3]
The field features a full
home plate and the bases), which, at the time of construction, was only the third such full surface in college baseball. The venue also features an LED videoboard, restrooms, concessions, a patio area, and brick archways.[1][4] In addition to hosting Navy baseball games, Max Bishop Stadium briefly played host to the Bowie Baysox in 1994, as delays in the construction of Prince George's Stadium forced them to play home games for three months at other venues in the region.[5]
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- ^ a b c "Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium". Navy Sports. United States Naval Academy Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ Smith, Dale B. "Max Bishop: Camera Eye". Philadelphia Athletics.org. Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society, Inc. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
Max took over as baseball coach at the United States Naval Academy ... winning 306 games and losing only 143.
- ^ "Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium". Navy Sports. United States Naval Academy Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ Koch, Gregory (22 April 2021). "Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium – Navy Midshipmen". Stadium Journey. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Bishop Stadium – Annapolis Maryland Navy Yard – Home of the Navy / Bowie Baysox (temp)". digitalballparks.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.