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Former names | Anteater Ballpark (2002–2009) |
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Location | Irvine, California |
Owner | University of California, Irvine |
Capacity | 3,408 |
Record attendance | 3,083 (January 25, 2002) Opening Day vs. San Diego |
Field size | Left Field: 335 feet (102 m) Center Field: 405 feet (123 m) Right Field: 355 feet (108 m) |
Surface | Bermuda grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 2002 |
Construction cost | $8.4 million |
Tenants | |
UC Irvine Anteaters baseball (2002–present) |
Cicerone Field at Anteater Ballpark is the ballpark at the University of California, Irvine in Irvine, California, United States. It is the home stadium of the UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team. Opened in 2002, [1] the stadium has 908 seats and can accommodate up to an additional 2,500 people on a grass berm. [2] [3] [4] The record attendance of 3,083 occurred on opening day of the revival of the team, January 25, 2002, versus the University of San Diego. [5] The team lost 5-8. [6]
In 2009, the ballpark's field was named for Ralph J. Cicerone, [7] the university's chancellor from 1998 to 2005. [8]