Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium

Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium
Location Boone, North Carolina 28608
Owner Appalachian State University
Operator Appalachian State University
Capacity 1,000 [1]
Field size 338 feet LF, 333 feet RF
390 ft LC, 383 ft RC
415 feet (CF)
Surface FieldTurf
Opened April 10, 2007
Tenants
Appalachian State Mountaineers (NCAA)
Baseball (2007–present)

Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium is a baseball stadium in Boone, North Carolina, that is home to the Appalachian State baseball program. Prior to using Beaver Field, the Mountaineers used Lackey Field. The stadium was dedicated on April 10, 2007 with the Mountaineers claiming a 6–1 victory over Gardner-Webb.[2] Appalachian selected FieldTurf as the playing surface for the new stadium, joining a select group of NCAA Division I and MLB programs to use the mix of silica sand and cryogenic rubber to emulate natural grass.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Appalachian State Mountaineer Baseball 2014". Appalachian State University Athletics. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2014. PERMANENT SEATING FOR 1,000 plus grass seating for thousands more
  2. ↑ "Home of Mountaineer Baseball". Retrieved 2007-12-11.
  3. ↑ FieldTurf Tarkett (2007-01-07). "FieldTurf Adds Appalachian State to Rapidly-Expanding Baseball Family". PrimeNewswire. Retrieved 2007-12-11.

Coordinates: 36°12′42″N 81°41′36″W / 36.211554°N 81.693245°W / 36.211554; -81.693245


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