Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field
| Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field Fitton Football Stadium |
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| Location | One College Street Worcester, MA 01610 |
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| Owner | College of the Holy Cross |
| Operator | College of the Holy Cross |
| Capacity | Football – 23,500 Baseball – 3,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1905 – Baseball stadium 1924 – Football stadium |
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Holy Cross Crusaders (NCAA) (1905–present) Worcester Tornadoes (Can-Am League) (2005–2012) Worcester Bravehearts (FCBL) (2014–present) |
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Coordinates: 42°14′27.65″N 71°48′38.40″W / 42.2410139°N 71.8106667°W
Fitton Field is a multi-purpose sports stadium in Worcester, Massachusetts. Primarily used for College of the Holy Cross sporting events, the baseball stadium also served as the home field for the Can-Am League Worcester Tornadoes, and the current home of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League Worcester Bravehearts.
The stadium opened in 1924 as the official home for the Holy Cross Crusaders. Named after Reverend James Fitton, who donated land to the Archdiocese of Boston to found the college, it is an irregularly shaped three-sided horseshoe on the edge of the college's campus.
The northern football stands are shorter than the southern due to Interstate 290 being adjacent to the field. Because of the interstate and the football field, the baseball portion lacks any outfield bleachers.
Officially known as Fitton Football Stadium, the football facility is a 23,500-seat stadium, home to the Holy Cross Crusaders football team. The field itself was used as the football field, and termed Fitton Field, as early as 1908. A wooden structure was constructed at that time, but a more sturdy concrete structure did not appear until 1908. In 1924, the concrete was replaced with the steel structure that still stands today, increasing the stadium's capacity. It would remain identical until 1986, when the wooden seating was replaced with aluminum bleachers, further expanding its capacity to its current level.
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