Louis Guisto Field
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| Location | De La Salle Drive and Saint Mary's Parkway, Moraga, CA, USA |
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| Coordinates | 37°50′29″N 122°06′43″W / 37.841512°N 122.111953°W |
| Owner | Saint Mary's College of California |
| Operator | Saint Mary's College of California |
| Capacity | 1,100 |
| Field size | 330 feet (Left field) 375 feet (LCF) 400 feet (Center field) 375 feet (RCF) 330 feet (Right field) |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Scoreboard | Electronic |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2011–12 |
| Opened | February 17, 2012 |
| Tenants | |
| Saint Mary's Gaels baseball (2012–present) | |
Louis Guisto Field is a baseball venue in Moraga, California, USA. It is home to the Saint Mary's Gaels baseball team of the NCAA Division I West Coast Conference.[1] Opened in 2012, the venue replaced the old Louis Guisto Field (the location of which was behind the third base line of the new facility)[2] as the home of Saint Mary's baseball. Like the old facility, it is named for former Saint Mary's baseball player and coach Louis Guisto.[3] The field opened on February 17, 2012, when Saint Mary's defeated Southern Utah 2–1 in front of 1,100 fans.[4] Former Major League pitcher Tom Candiotti (Saint Mary's Class of 1979) threw out the honorary first pitch.[5]
Following the 2012 season, construction on the facility will enter its second phase.[2] During this period, a grandstand with a capacity of 1,500 spectators will be added.[1] The old facility will be razed, and a building housing a swimming pool, team offices, and training rooms will be built in its place.[2]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Saint Mary's College Athletics Facilities". SMCGaels.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
- ^ a b c Sorenson, Eric (February 23, 2012). "It Was THAT Kind of Day for BYU". College Baseball Today. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
- ^ "Saint Mary's College Athletic Facilities". SMC Gaels. Archived from the original on December 30, 2010. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
- ^ "Southern Utah vs Saint Mary's (CA) (Feb 17, 2012)". SMCGaels.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
- ^ "Gaels End Historic Day With a Win". SMCGaels.com. February 17, 2012. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2012.