Baylor Ballpark

Getterman stadium
Location Waco, Texas
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
Architect Cooke Douglass Farr Lemons
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

Baylor Ballpark attendance
YearTotalAverage
1999*63,1471,914
200087,1272,811
200192,6722,808
200289,3432,882
200385,6203,058
200490,6932,748
2005109,6213,045
200696,4273,013
2007101,7913,181
200895,0273,065
200990,2612,912
201089,8042,641
201180,6722,689
2012126,9473,255
Total1,299,1522,862

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

  1. ↑ Cutler, Tami (June 11, 2013). "2013 Division I Baseball Attendance - Final Report" (PDF). Sportswriters.net. NCBWA. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2013.

Coordinates: 31°33′3″N 97°6′28″W / 31.55083°N 97.10778°W / 31.55083; -97.10778

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