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Alfred A. McKethan Stadium

Alfred A. McKethan Stadium
at Perry Field
McKethan Stadium Panoramic View.jpg
Former names Perry Field
Location Gainesville, Florida
Owner University of Florida
Operator University Athletic Association
Capacity 5,500
Record attendance 6,244
Field size Left Field: 329 feet
Left Center: 365 feet
Center Field: 400 feet
Right Center: 375 feet
Right Field: 325 feet
Surface Grass
Construction
Opened 1988 (current stadium facility)
Construction cost $16.5 million
Tenants
Florida Gators baseball (NCAA)

Coordinates: 29°38′58″N 82°21′14″W / 29.6494°N 82.353856°W / 29.6494; -82.353856

Alfred A. McKethan Stadium at Perry Field is the college baseball stadium of the University of Florida, and serves as the home field for the Florida Gators baseball team. McKethan Stadium is located on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus, in close proximity to the university's indoor sports arena, the Stephen C. O'Connell Center, and its football stadium, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

The stadium facility is named for Alfred A. McKethan, a University of Florida alumnus and successful Florida banker, businessman and politician who contributed significant funds for the reconstruction and expansion of the stadium. McKethan donated nearly three million dollars for the reconstruction and improvement of the stadium in the 1980s and 1990s.

The playing field is named for Carl E. "Tootie" Perry, a former Florida Gators football player who was the Gators' first All-Southern selection in 1920 and 1921 and team captain in 1921. Perry's family formerly owned the land on which the baseball stadium was built, and donated the land to the university.


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