Griffin Stadium | |
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Location | 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL, USA |
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Coordinates | 33°27′48″N86°47′47″W / 33.463393°N 86.79645°W |
Owner | Samford University |
Capacity | 1,000 |
Surface | Natural grass |
Construction | |
Opened | April 14, 1958 |
Renovated | 2000 |
Tenants | |
Samford Bulldogs college baseball (SoCon) |
Joe Lee Griffin Stadium is a baseball venue located in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. It is home to the Samford Bulldogs college baseball team of the Division I Southern Conference. It has a capacity of 1,000 spectators. [1]
The facility was extensively renovated in 2000. It includes locker rooms and offices. [1]
The stadium's street address is 800 Lakeshore Drive in Birmingham. [2]
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