Cougar Field
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| Location | Cullen Boulevard @ Elgin Street Houston, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 29°43′36″N 95°20′43″W / 29.7267°N 95.3452°W |
| Owner | University of Houston System |
| Operator | University of Houston |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Field size | Left Field: 330 ft (100 m) Center Field: 400 ft (122 m) Right Field: 330 ft (100 m) |
| Surface | Natural grass (1995–2014) FieldTurf (2014–Present) |
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| Broke ground | 1994 |
| Opened | February 22, 1995 |
| Renovated | 2013 |
| Construction cost | $30 million USD |
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Houston Cougars baseball (NCAA) (1995–present) Texas Arrow Heads (Pro Cricket) (2004) C-USA Tournament (2004, 2010) |
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Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park (formerly known as Cougar Field) is a baseball park in Houston, Texas. It is the home field of the Houston Cougars baseball team. Several iterations of the ballpark have existed. The current stadium holds 5,000 people, and opened for baseball in 1995. With a 1,500 square foot Daktronics video board, Schroeder Park features the second-largest scoreboard in college baseball. Since its opening, Schroeder Park has hosted several notable college baseball events. In February 2016, the University of Houston announced that, as a response to a large donation to the baseball program, Cougar Field would be renamed Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park.
Prior to 1961, the Cougars played at Buff Stadium. The original baseball stadium named Cougar Field was built roughly in the same area as the current one. Before 1968, it existed where Hofheinz Pavilion is today. To make room for the then new basketball arena, Cougar Field was moved next door. This iteration of Cougar Field stayed in the same location until March 29, 1994 when it was demolished in preparation for the establishment of the UH Athletics/Alumni center. To finish the rest of their season's home games, the Cougars played at Texas A&M University's Olsen Field and crosstown Rice University's Cameron Field. After a multimillion dollar donation from Cougar alumnus and San Diego Padres owner John Moores, the current stadium was built throughout the remainder of the year, and had its first game on February 22, 1995.
In late 2013, Houston, citing national competitiveness in recruiting, changed Schroeder Park's playing surface from natural grass to artificial turf. In September 2015, Houston announced a new 20,000 square foot clubhouse and player development center to be constructed for Schroeder Park. In October 2015, a new Daktronics video board with 1,500 square feet of space replaced the original one, and Schroeder Park became host to the largest scoreboard in college baseball.
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