Doug Kingsmore Stadium
| BTF, DKS, "The Doug" | |
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| Former names | Beautiful Tiger Field (1970 - 2003) |
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| Location | N. Silas Pearman Blvd. (Perimeter Rd.), Clemson, SC 29632 |
| Coordinates | 34°40′44″N 82°50′57″W / 34.67889°N 82.84917°WCoordinates: 34°40′44″N 82°50′57″W / 34.67889°N 82.84917°W |
| Owner | Clemson University |
| Capacity | 6,217 |
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Left Field - 320 ft (97.5 m) Left-Center - 370 ft (113 m) Center Field - 400 ft (122 m) Right-Center - 375 ft (114 m) Right Field - 330 ft (100.5 m) |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Opened | 1970 |
| Renovated | 2003, 2008 |
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Clemson Tigers (NCAA College Baseball) (1970-present) ACC Tournament (1976, 1977, 1978) NCAA Regional: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2016 NCAA Super Regional: 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010 |
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Doug Kingsmore Stadium (known prior to 2003 officially as Beautiful Tiger Field) is a stadium in Clemson, South Carolina. It is primarily used for NCAA college baseball and is the home field of the Clemson Tigers of the Division I Atlantic Coast Conference. It opened in 1970 and has a record single-game attendance of 6,524 (set on March 6, 2016, against South Carolina). Doug Kingsmore has ranked in the top 20 in attendance for 15 consecutive seasons. The Tigers have an .810 winning percentage in games played there all time and are 25-2 in NCAA Tournament games there since the NCAA changed its post-season format in 1999 (with a 39-8 record in NCAA Tournament games all time).
Former Clemson baseball player and Board of Trustees Emeritus Doug Kingsmore gave the Clemson athletic department a $1 million gift towards renovation of Clemson's baseball stadium, formerly known as Tiger Field. George Bennett, former executive director of IPTAY, made the announcement in 2000. Bennett also announced that the facility would be called Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
The stadium has hosted three Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournaments (1976, 1977, 1978), 12 NCAA regionals (1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2016), and four NCAA super regionals (2000, 2002, 2006, 2010).
Renovations to Doug Kingsmore Stadium began in the summer of 2002. The design was done by HOK Sport (now Populous) and construction by Yeargin Potter Shackelford Construction. The stadium has a brick facade that surrounds every entrance. A green roof that covers much more of the stands and a press box that is twice as large adds to the comfort of fans attending the game and the media covering it. The press box, which is accessible by elevator, includes four large booths for broadcasting and a separate media center that accommodates 13 writers.
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