Medlar Field at Lubrano Park
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| Location | 112 Medlar Field at Lubrano Park University Park, PA 16802 |
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| Coordinates | 40°48′43″N 77°51′3″W / 40.81194°N 77.85083°WCoordinates: 40°48′43″N 77°51′3″W / 40.81194°N 77.85083°W |
| Owner | Pennsylvania State University |
| Operator | State College Baseball LP |
| Capacity | 5,570 |
| Field size | Left Field: 325 ft (99.06 m) Left Center Field: 410 ft (124.968 m) Center Field: 399 ft (121.615 m) Right Center Field: 378 ft (115.2 m) Right Field: 320 ft (97.536 m) |
| Surface | Poa annua |
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| Broke ground | May 18, 2005 |
| Opened | June 1, 2006 |
| Construction cost | US$31,400,000 ($37.3 million in 2016 dollars) |
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DLR Group L. Robert Kimball and Associates |
| General contractor | Barton Malow |
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State College Spikes (NYPL) (2006–present) Penn State Nittany Lions (NCAA) (2007–present) |
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Medlar Field at Lubrano Park is a 5,570-seat baseball stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania that hosted its first regular season baseball game on June 20, 2006, when the secondary tenant of the facility, the State College Spikes, lost to the Williamsport Crosscutters, 5–3. The Penn State Nittany Lions college baseball team began play at the ballpark in 2007.
Seating capacity is 5,570 people. Events other than baseball games are held at the ballpark, and different seating configurations are available.
This stadium was designed to feature an unobstructed view of Penn State landmark Mount Nittany over the outfield wall.
Penn State alumnus Anthony Lubrano first suggested upgrading Penn State baseball facilities to representatives of the university in 1995. After receiving a donation from Lubrano in 2002, the Penn State Board of Trustees voted to name the new stadium Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. In 2003, representatives of the Altoona Curve management group approached Penn State with the idea of sharing a ballpark that both the Altoona Curve and the Penn State baseball team would use as a home field.
Final plans for the new ballpark were approved by the Penn State Board of Trustees on May 13, 2005. Ground was broken for the new ballpark on May 18, 2005. Among the dignitaries on hand for the groundbreaking ceremony were Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell, Penn State president Graham Spanier, state Senator Jake Corman and Penn State Athletic Director Tim Curley.
The ballpark was named a 2006 Project of the Year in the area of sports by Mid-Atlantic Construction.
Medlar Field at Lubrano Park is named for two Penn State alumni, Charles Medlar and Anthony Lubrano. Coach Charles "Chuck" Medlar (1918–1999) was an athletic trainer at Penn State for 35 years, and the head Penn State baseball coach from 1963 to 1981. The Charles Medlar Award is given annually in his honor to the outstanding pitcher of the Penn State baseball team.
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