Baxter Field
Baxter International Baseball Field or the Albert Park International Baseball Stadium is home to the Far North Coast Baseball Association (FNCBA), part of Baseball NSW, in Lismore, New South Wales. It is a fully fenced and regulation size field with field level fenced dugouts, bullpens, 2 battery cages as well as covered stands. Floodlighting is of international standard and has numerous Claxton Shield games since 1968.[1]
Baxter Field | |
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| Location | Gundurimba Road, Lismore, New South Wales |
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| Coordinates | 28.82159°S 153.271524°E |
| Owner | New South Wales Government |
| Capacity | 1,500 |
| Field size | Left Field - 325 feet (99 m) Center Field - 380 feet (116 m) Right Field - 325 feet (99 m) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1960 |
| Renovated | 2002 |
| Tenants | |
| Lismore Timberjacks (Claxton Shield) | |
The field is part of the larger Albert Park complex, with several diamonds, and opposite to Baxter Field is Thew Field which serves as a playing field for juniors as well as a warm up and training field. It is also a regulation sized, floodlight field.
Baxter Field is named in honour of Reg Baxter, OAM (1924-2014)[2], Norths (Baseball Club) and FNCBA stalwart, and a former Lismore City Council Councillor who was tireless in his support for local sport (baseball, cricket and softball) and instrumental in upgrading the facilities at Albert Park. [3]
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References
- Far North Coast Baseball Club History Archived 20 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- "Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the Council of the City of Lismore, Tuesday 12 August 2014". Lismore City Council. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- Mortimer, Luke (14 August 2014). "Mateship shines through as Reg Baxter farewelled". The Northern Star. Retrieved 21 July 2019.