Boshamer Stadium
| The Bosh, The Bosh Pit | |
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| Full name | Bryson Field at Cary C. Boshamer Stadium |
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| Location | 235 Ridge Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-5071, USA |
| Owner | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Operator | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Capacity | 4,100 (standing room up to 5,000) |
| Field size | Left Field: 335 ft (102.1 m) Left Center Field: 370 ft (112.8 m) Center Field: 400 ft (121.9 m) Right Center Field: 355 ft (108.2 m) Right Field: 340 ft (103.6 m) |
| Surface | Natural grass |
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| Built | 1970-1972 |
| Opened | March 21, 1972 |
| Renovated | 2007-2009 |
| Construction cost | $25.5 million (expansion) |
| Architect | Populous (expansion) |
| Structural engineer | LHC Structural Engineers (2008 expansion) |
| Tenants | |
| North Carolina Tar Heels (NCAA) 1972-2007, 2009-Present Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament (1973, 1975, 1981-83) |
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Coordinates: 35°54′23.36″N 79°2′34.71″W / 35.9064889°N 79.0429750°W
Cary C. Boshamer Stadium is a baseball stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It is the home of the North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team.
The previous home of the Tar Heels had been a multi-use venue called Emerson Field, which sat some 2,400 people. The combination baseball/football field was opened in 1916 and had been named for a university benefactor best known as the inventor of Bromo-Seltzer. The football team left Emerson for Kenan Memorial Stadium in 1927. Emerson would continue as the home of the baseball team for another 45 seasons. Its site is now occupied by Davis Library.
Boshamer Stadium first opened on March 21, 1972, near the tail end of the 1972 season. It is named for Cary C. Boshamer (class of 1917), a textile industrialist from Gastonia whose donation made the new stadium possible. Although many Tar Heel players and fans speak of the stadium as "the Bosh", apparently the family survivors favor the "Boss-hammer" pronunciation.
It has hosted five Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournaments, in 1973, 1975, 1981, 1982, and 1983. North Carolina won the 1982 and 1983 tournaments.
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