Shirley Povich Field
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| Location | Bethesda, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°01′52″N 77°09′02″W / 39.031053°N 77.150490°W |
| Owner | Montgomery County Department of Parks[2] |
| Operator | Montgomery County Department of Parks |
| Capacity | 1,500 |
| Field size | Left Field: 330 ft Center Field: 375 ft Right Field: 330 ft |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Opened | 1999[1] |
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| Georgetown Hoyas baseball Bethesda Big Train | |
Shirley Povich Field is a baseball stadium in Bethesda, Maryland. It is the home field of the Georgetown Hoyas baseball team of the Division I Big East Conference. It is also the home field of the Bethesda Big Train of the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The stadium holds 1,500 spectators. It is named after Washington Post columnist Shirley Povich. The stadium was created by renovating an existing field at Cabin John Regional Park between December 1998 and June 1999.[1][3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Povich Field". The Official Site of Bethesda Big Train Summer Collegiate Baseball. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
The clubhouse opened just days before the Big Train's June 4, 1999 inaugural contest against the Arlington Senators.
- ^ "Montgomery Parks: Parks & Facilities Directory - Cabin John Local Park Athletic Area". Montgomery Parks.org. Montgomery County Department of Parks. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ^ Orton, Kathy (December 19, 1998). "A FIELD TO HONOR POVICH". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
