Baylor Ballpark
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| Location | Waco, Texas |
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| Owner | Baylor University |
| Operator | Baylor University |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Field size | Left field - 330 ft Center field - 400 ft Right field - 330 ft |
| Surface | Bermuda grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1998 |
| Opened | 1999 |
| Tenants | |
| Baylor Bears baseball (NCAA DI Big 12) (1999-present) | |
Baylor Ballpark is the baseball stadium at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. The stadium was built on the site of Ferrell Field, Baylor's home from 1977–98, by mid-February in 1999. The Bears have hosted three NCAA regional and two super regional tournaments at Baylor Ballpark, including one of each in their College World Series season of 2005.
Attendance
| Year | Total | Average |
| 1999* | 63,147 | 1,914 |
| 2000 | 87,127 | 2,811 |
| 2001 | 92,672 | 2,808 |
| 2002 | 89,343 | 2,882 |
| 2003 | 85,620 | 3,058 |
| 2004 | 90,693 | 2,748 |
| 2005 | 109,621 | 3,045 |
| 2006 | 96,427 | 3,013 |
| 2007 | 101,791 | 3,181 |
| 2008 | 95,027 | 3,065 |
| 2009 | 90,261 | 2,912 |
| 2010 | 89,804 | 2,641 |
| 2011 | 80,672 | 2,689 |
| 2012 | 126,947 | 3,255 |
| Total | 1,299,152 | 2,862 |
Baylor drew 100,000 fans in a season for the first time in 2005 en route to the College World Series. The Bears ranked in the nation's top 20 in attendance in the first nine full seasons they played at Baylor Ballpark. The stadium was voted as the third best collegiate baseball stadium in a 2003 poll conducted by Baseball America.
- 1999 total reflects only games at Baylor Ballpark and does not include the 4 home games played at McLennan CC in Waco. Baylor played its 1999 home schedule at Baylor Ballpark despite ongoing construction.
In 2013, the Bears ranked 18th in among Division I baseball programs in attendance, averaging 2,873 per home game.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Cutler, Tami (June 11, 2013). "2013 Division I Baseball Attendance - Final Report". Sportswriters.net. NCBWA. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2013.