Cap Timm Field

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Cap Timm Field
Cap Timm Field
Full nameCap Timm Field at ISU Southwest Athletic Complex
Location Recreation Rd, Ames, Iowa
Coordinates 42°01′06″N93°39′13″W / 42.01841°N 93.65355°W / 42.01841; -93.65355
Capacity 3,000
Field size330 LF
395 CF
320 RF
SurfaceGrass with grass infield
Opened1968
Tenants

Cap Timm Field is a baseball field located in Ames, Iowa and has been the home of the Iowa State Cyclones baseball program for four decades, a span that includes its time as both a varsity intercollegiate sport and a club sport. [1] The ballpark is named after former Cyclones baseball coach Cap Timm.

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References

  1. "Iowa State Club Baseball". Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-12-22.