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Full name | Caesar Uyesaka Stadium |
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Former names | Campus Diamond, Campus Stadium |
Location | Stadium Road Santa Barbara, CA 93106 |
Owner | University of California, Santa Barbara |
Capacity | 1,000 |
Field size | Left field line - 335 feet (102 m) Left-center field - 385 feet (117 m) Center field - 400 feet (122 m) Right-center field - 385 feet (117 m) Right field line - 335 feet (102 m) |
Surface | Grass |
Scoreboard | Yes |
Construction | |
Opened | 1964 |
Renovated | 5 February 1994 |
Tenants | |
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball (NCAA) Santa Barbara Foresters (CCL) |
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium is a baseball stadium in Santa Barbara, California. It is the home field of the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball team as well as the Santa Barbara Foresters. [1]
The stadium known simply as "Campus Diamond" or "Campus Stadium" opened in 1964, and underwent a major renovation and expansion after the 1993 college baseball season ended. [2] The stadium was renamed for the late Caesar Uyesaka, a Santa Barbara resident and dedicated UCSB booster. The first game was hosted at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium on 5 February 1994 in a contest between UC Santa Barbara and the University of San Diego Toreros. UCSB won the game, 10–4.
The stadium is designed with two levels, one on top of the other, where all seating is directly behind home plate. It offers a unique view in that the seats are "field level" and under the shade of the seating deck above it. The seating does not stretch past first or third base. There is no established seating in the outfield, although occasionally students stand behind the outfield fences.
With Santa Barbara's Mediterranean climate, Caesar Uyesaka Stadium is a popular destination for students and the community alike in the spring and summer. The Santa Ynez Mountains can be seen beyond the outfield fence and southerly ocean breezes from the Pacific Ocean can be felt. The prevailing breeze off the ocean blows toward the outfield and makes the stadium a hitter-friendly park, despite the fact its outfield fences are farther than many major league ballparks.
Under coach Al Ferrer, UCSB improved its program in the late 1970s and 1980s. Along with this improvement came larger and more enthusiastic crowds. A group of students began taking the cardboard boxes given out at the concession stands to carry food and wore them sideways on their heads. Eventually this practice spread and the student section of rowdy supporters became known as the "hammerheads", after the distinctive look of hammerhead sharks.
To accommodate the strain of hosting two baseball teams, Caesar Uyesaka Stadium has undergone many upgrades to provide an enjoyable experience to the crowds. Recent upgrades since 2006 include a 1,600-square-foot (150 m2) clubhouse (including lockers and showers) and covered hitting/pitching facility.
The upgrades, however, have not brought Caesar Uyesaka up to minimum standards to host an NCAA Division I baseball tournament regional or super regional tournament. The stadium lacks an adequate press facilities and the capacity is short of what the NCAA desires for a host site. UCSB hosted a 2015 regional at the Lake Elsinore Diamond in Riverside County, a drive which often takes more than three hours and is routed through Glendale and Pasadena, among other locales.
Lights were added to the stadium prior to the 2020 season. The first night game at Caesar Uyesaka was played on 17 February 2020, with UCSB defeating the Cal Bears 17–7. [3] [4]
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The 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament began on Friday, May 29, 2015, as part of the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64-team double-elimination tournament concluded with the 2015 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, which began on June 13 and ended on June 24 with the Virginia Cavaliers upsetting the defending champion Vanderbilt Commodores 4–2 in the decisive Game 3 and thereby avenging their CWS Finals loss to Vanderbilt the previous year.
The Blue–Green Rivalry is the name of the rivalry between athletic teams from the University of California, Santa Barbara and California Polytechnic State University, the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos and the Cal Poly Mustangs. Athletic competition between the two schools began in the 1921 on the football field.
The 1960 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1960 NCAA College Division football season.
The 1959 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season.
The 1958 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season.
The 1957 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1957 NCAA College Division football season.
The 1963 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season.
The 1965 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football team represented University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season.
The 2021 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball team represented University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Gauchos play their home games at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium as a member of the Big West Conference. They are led by head coach Andrew Checketts, in his tenth year as head coach.