O'Brate Stadium

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O'Brate Stadium
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O'Brate Stadium
Address103 N Bellis St, Stillwater, OK 74075
Location Stillwater, Oklahoma
Coordinates 36°07′52″N97°04′08″W / 36.130975°N 97.068777°W / 36.130975; -97.068777
Owner Oklahoma State University
OperatorOklahoma State University
Capacity 3,500 (expandable to 8,000)
Record attendance8,230[ citation needed ]
Field sizeLeft field: 331 ft (101 m)
Center field: 402 ft (123 m)
Right field: 325 ft (99 m)
SurfaceGrass
Scoreboard28.8 x 67.2 Daktronics LED Video board
Construction
Broke groundMarch 2018
Built2018–2020
OpenedFebruary 24, 2021 (2021-02-24) [1]
Construction cost$60 million
Tenants
Oklahoma State (Big 12) 2021–present
Website
okstate.com/sports/2020/1/29/o-brate-stadium.aspx?id=1484

O'Brate Stadium is a baseball park in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The home field of the Oklahoma State University Cowboys college baseball team, it is named after Cecil O'Brate. It was scheduled to host its first game on March 20, 2020 against TCU. [2] Former President George W. Bush was scheduled to throw out the first pitch. [3] On March 13, 2020, the baseball season ended when the Big 12 announced that all spring sports were canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, postponing the opening until February 24, 2021. [4] [1]

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References

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