Alfred D. Boyer Stadium

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Alfred D. Boyer Stadium
Alfred D. Boyer Stadium
LocationWestern Avenue and University Drive, Macomb, Illinois, USA
Coordinates 40°28′22″N90°41′13″W / 40.472853°N 90.686839°W / 40.472853; -90.686839
Owner Western Illinois University
Operator Western Illinois Athletics
Capacity 500
Field size330 feet (Left field)
372 feet (LCF)
400 feet (Center field)
372 feet (RCF)
330 feet (Right field)
SurfaceNatural grass
Scoreboard Daktronics
OpenedMay 6, 2006
Tenants
Western Illinois Leathernecks (NCAA)

Alfred D. Boyer Stadium is a baseball venue in Macomb, Illinois, United States. It is home to the Western Illinois Leathernecks baseball team of the NCAA Division I Ohio Valley Conference.

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The stadium opened on May 6, 2006 and has a seating capacity of 500. [1] The stadium is named for Alfred D. Boyer, Western Illinois Class of 1972, whose $150,000 donation allowed the facility to be built. [2] The venue features a press box, chairback seating, a Daktronics scoreboard, and 60-foot-long dugouts. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Alfred D. Boyer Stadium". Go Leathernecks. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  2. "Alfred D. Boyer Bio". Go Leathernecks. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2012.