Larry H. Miller Sports Complex

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Larry H. Miller Field
Larry H. Miller Sports Complex
Location Provo, Utah, United States
Coordinates 40°15′18″N111°39′09″W / 40.25500°N 111.65250°W / 40.25500; -111.65250
Public transit UTA icon.svg UVX (at BYU Stadium station)
Owner Brigham Young University
OperatorBrigham Young University
Capacity 2,204
SurfaceTurf
ScoreboardElectronic
Opened2001
Tenants
BYU Cougars baseball (NCAA)

Larry H. Miller Sports Complex is a stadium complex in Provo, Utah. The complex is named after businessman Larry H. Miller; the field is primarily used for baseball. [1] The ballpark has a seating capacity of 2,204 people. It was opened in 2001. Larry H. Miller Field was previously the home of Provo Angels. It currently hosts the BYU Cougars baseball team. In 2012, college baseball writer Eric Sorenson ranked the field as the second-best setting and second-most underrated venue in NCAA Division I baseball. [2]

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Gail Miller Field

A 20-foot by 50-foot video board was installed in 2022. [3]

The complex has been home to BYU baseball since it opened in 2001. It is described as a "unique baseball-softball back-to-back complex." BYU baseball plays on Larry H. Miller Field. The softball team plays on Gail Miller Field. [4]

Miller Park seats 2,204 fans in two tiers. 1,000 additional fans can be placed in temporary seating when necessary. There is a press box that hosts radio and television stations, other media facilities, concession stands, event facilities, training rooms, batting cages, offices, etc. The taut spire-accented tensile roof is made from Teflon. [4]

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Larry H. Miller Field scoreboard at BYU

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References

  1. "Y. names ballparks after Larry, Gail Miller". Deseret News . Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  2. Sorenson, Eric (5 October 2012). "Distiller's Dozen - The "Hey, Nice Stadium" Edition". CollegeBaseballToday.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  3. Hatch, Caleb (3 March 2022). "New video boards added to BYU baseball, softball fields". The Daily Universe. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  4. 1 2 "MILLER PARK – LARRY H. MILLER FIELD". BYU Cougars. BYU Athletics.

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