Haymarket Park

Coordinates: 40°49′22″N 96°42′50″W / 40.82279°N 96.71391°W / 40.82279; -96.71391

Haymarket Park
Hawks Field
Location Lincoln, Nebraska
Capacity 8,500
Field size Left Field - 335 ft
Left Center - 403 ft
Center Field - 395 ft
Right Center - 400 ft
Right Field - 325 ft
Surface Kentucky Bluegrass
Construction
Broke ground April 12, 2000
Opened June 1, 2001
Construction cost $29.53 million (includes Bowlin Stadium)
($40.8 million in 2017 dollars[1])
Architect Stan Meradith, DLR Group
Tenants
Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball (2002-present)
Lincoln Saltdogs (2001-present)

Hawks Field at Haymarket Park is a baseball complex in Lincoln, Nebraska. It is half a mile west of the campus of the University of Nebraska in downtown Lincoln. It is named for its location in Lincoln's historic Haymarket District. Adjacent to the ballpark is its smaller sister stadium, Bowlin Stadium, a softball complex.

Haymarket Park

Haymarket Park is the home field of the Lincoln Saltdogs and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. It seats about 4,500 people; an additional 4,000 people can sit on berms along the outfield walls. In 2013, the Cornhuskers ranked 19th in among Division I baseball programs in attendance, averaging 2,864 per game.[2]

10 Largest Huskers Crowds
AttendanceOpponentDate
18,757Texas A&MApril 14, 2006
28,711MiamiJune 11, 2005
38,708Texas A&MMay 9, 2008
48,697KansasApril 19, 2008
58,662CreightonJune 4, 2005
68,656TexasApril 21, 2007
78,646UC IrvineMay 31, 2008
88,613OklahomaMay 21, 2006
98,569RichmondJun 9, 2002
108,485TexasApril 8, 2005

Hawks Field is named for one of the primary donor families that contributed to the construction of the baseball stadium. It has a playground down the right field line. Hawks field is the first collegiate venue to use the SubAir system, which can heat and cool the field year round. For the Saltdogs, it's been selected as the "Best Playing Field" in each of its years of existence (Northern League award, 2001-2005; American Association award, 2006-2018). In November 2007, Hawks Field won the Baseball Field of the Year Award in the College/University division by the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) for the second time. The field earned its first honor in 2003 and is the only college park in the country to be a two-time winner.[3]

In 2012, college baseball writer Eric Sorenson ranked the field as the fourth best big game atmosphere in Division I baseball.[4]

The stadium replaced Buck Belzer Stadium, the Cornhuskers' on-campus baseball field.

Nebraska home records

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Total
29-5 28-7 19-9 33-4 20-7 14-10 28-3-1 16-14 18-7 21-11 20-10 12-7 214-88-1

Saltdogs records

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
31-14 28-20 23-22 26-22 28-20 35-13 31-17 27-21 27-21 29-20 27-22 24-26 28-22 54-46 34-66 452-372
Hawks Field

See also

References

  1. ↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ NU Athletic Communications (February 15, 2010). "Hawks Field at Haymarket Park". Huskers.com - Nebraska Athletics Official Web Site. Nebraska Huskers.
  4. ↑ Sorenson, Eric (5 October 2012). "Distiller's Dozen - The "Hey, Nice Stadium" Edition". CollegeBaseballToday.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
Events and tenants
Preceded by
Stade Municipal		 Host of the NoL All-Star Game
Haymarket Park
2003		 Succeeded by
Silver Cross Field
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