Taylor Stadium

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Taylor Stadium
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Full nameRalph and Debbie Taylor/Phi Delta Theta Stadium at Simmons Field
Location Columbia, Missouri
Owner University of Missouri
Capacity 3,331 (2014–present)
Field sizeLeft Field - 340 feet (104 m)

Center Field - 400 feet (122 m)

Right Field - 340 feet (104 m)
SurfaceKentucky Bluegrass (OF) and Baby Bermuda (IF)
Construction
Broke groundJune 1999
Opened2002
Renovated2010
Expanded2013–2014
ArchitectPeckham & Wright Architects Inc.
General contractorCrawford Construction Inc.
Tenants
Missouri Tigers (NCAA) (2002–present)
Mid-Missouri Mavericks (Frontier League) (2003–2005)
Website
www.mutigers.com/facilities/fac-taylor-field-bb.html

Ralph and Debbie Taylor Stadium at Simmons Field (also Taylor Stadium at Simmons Field) is a baseball stadium at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. It is the home field of the Missouri Tigers baseball. It was also the home of the defunct Mid-Missouri Mavericks minor league baseball team of the Frontier League. It originally opened in 2002 and holds 3,031 people. The stadium was named for Mizzou alumnus Ralph Taylor and his wife Debbie, who gave a donation to build the stadium.

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Prior to the 2010 season, renovations were completed that included an indoor facility that houses batting cages, two dirt pitching mounds, a team meeting room and a conference room, a new videoboard and scoreboard, a larger home bullpen, a renovated visitors bullpen, new railings in front of each of the dugouts, padded outfield walls, a brick wall that outlines foul territory, and new signage on Devine Pavilion that recognized Mizzou's retired numbers and the Tigers' NCAA postseason appearances. [1]

In 2014, renovation included a new home clubhouse/locker room and coaches offices along the left-field foul line and additional seating along the right-field line. [2] The renovations were completed as part of a $102 million project to renovate Missouri's facilities for its move to the Southeastern Conference. [3]

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References

  1. "Renovation of Taylor Stadium Nears Completion". mutigers.com. March 3, 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  2. Nestor, Matt (August 30, 2009). "Taylor Stadium gets makeover". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  3. Foley, Brian (27 June 2012). "Missouri Announces Facility Improvements". CollegeBaseballDaily.com. CBD News Source. Archived from the original on 2013-06-13. Retrieved 27 June 2012.

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