Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field

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Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field
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Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field
LocationNorth General Pershing Street and West Dakota Street, Hammond, LA, United States
Coordinates 30°30′33.8″N90°28′14.8″W / 30.509389°N 90.470778°W / 30.509389; -90.470778
Owner Southeastern Louisiana University
Capacity 2,500
ScoreboardElectronic
Construction
Renovated2011
Tenants
Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field (Hammond, LA).jpg
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field

Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field is a baseball venue in Hammond, Louisiana, United States. It is home to the Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball team of the NCAA's Division I Southland Conference. [1] The facility has a capacity of 2,500 spectators. [2]

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It is named after Pat Kenelly, the longest tenured baseball coach in program history. Kenelly also served as athletic director and both assistant and head football coach in his time at the university, 1948–1977. The diamond was dedicated to him on February 19, 2006. [3]

Features

Stadium features include stadium lighting, dugouts, concession stands, a picnic area, a clubhouse, and a players' lounge. [3] In 2010, windscreens and banners were added around the ballpark. [4]

A 2011 donation from Hammond business owners John and Georgianne Poteet allowed for a new indoor hitting facility. Located past the left field fence, the cages were announced in a February 9, 2011, groundbreaking ceremony. [5]

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References

  1. "Facilities". Lion Sports. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. Rikard, Ben (May 13, 2011). "Games 49-51 Notes" (PDF). Stephen F. Austin Baseball. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  3. "Banners, New Wind Screen Added to Alumni Field". Inside Lions Baseball. January 28, 2010. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. Robert, Nicholas (February 15, 2011). "Construction on new batting cages commences". The Lion's Roar. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2011.