Davenport Field
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| Former names | UVa Baseball Field (prior to 2002) |
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| Location | 434 Lannigan Lane Charlottesville, VA 22904 |
| Owner | University of Virginia |
| Operator | University of Virginia |
| Capacity | Grandstand: 1,514 Official: 5,025 Record: 5,074 |
| Field size | Left Field - 332 ft Left Center - 370 ft Center Field - 404 ft Right Center - 372 ft Right Field - 332 ft |
| Surface | Bermuda grass |
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| Opened | February 16, 2002 |
| Architect | VMDO Architects |
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| Virginia Cavaliers (Baseball) | |
Davenport Field is a baseball stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. It is the home field of the University of Virginia Cavaliers college baseball team. The stadium holds 5,074 fans and opened in 2002. It is named after former UVa executive director, Ted Davenport.
On February 16, 2002, the University of Virginia baseball program defeated the Bucknell Bison 10-3 in the first ever contest played at the brand new UVa Baseball Stadium. Virginia opened the door on its new multimillion-dollar facility for the 2002 season.
The UVa Baseball Stadium has been through a series of improvements over its tenure as the home to the Virginia Cavaliers, but none like the upgrades and renovations that have taken place in recent years.
Improvements to the stadium include: a canopied grandstand with 1,500 seats; an additional 500 seats and a grass hillside to provide more seating; six sky boxes for lease by fans and corporate sponsors; stadium lights; new dugouts for the home and visiting teams; an on-site locker room and club house; a new press box, and a new concession area.
Representing a major athletic facility improvement, the University of Virginia installed a new grass playing surface at the then UVa Baseball Field in 1998. The Bermuda grass playing surface - known as Davenport Field - was dedicated on Saturday, April 13, 2002 during Virginia's second contest of a three-game series against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
Following the 2005 season, the left field wall was shortened and moved inward to decrease the distance down the line by 17 feet. The right field was not adjusted as the stadium dimensions became asymmetrical for 2006.
Following the 2006 season, a new scoreboard featuring a video system similar to the ones at the John Paul Jones Arena and Klockner Stadium was installed at Davenport Field. The right field wall was adjusted in association with the project, resulting in a return to symmetrical field dimensions for 2007.
Prior to the 2010 season, a new set of facilities under the stadium were constructed, including an on-site visitors' clubhouse, umpire room, coaches' office. A hall of fame dedicated to baseball will also be constructed in the same space.
During the 2010 season, the seating capacity of Davenport Field was progressively increased with the addition of 3 sets of temporary bleachers. This expanded the facility's official capacity from 3,600 to 4,825, with the final addition occurring prior to the school's final ACC series at home versus North Carolina.
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