Straw Family Stadium

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Straw Family Stadium
Full nameE.T. Straw Family Stadium
LocationCollege Lane, Emmitsburg, Maryland, United States
Coordinates 39°40′42″N77°20′44″W / 39.678346°N 77.345526°W / 39.678346; -77.345526 Coordinates: 39°40′42″N77°20′44″W / 39.678346°N 77.345526°W / 39.678346; -77.345526
Owner Mount St. Mary's University
OperatorMount St. Mary's University
SurfaceNatural grass
ScoreboardElectronic
Construction
Renovated2007
Construction cost $400,000 (2007 renovations)
Tenants
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers baseball (NCAA DI MAAC)

E.T. Straw Family Stadium is a baseball venue in Emmitsburg, Maryland, United States. It is home to the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers baseball team of the NCAA Division I Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. [1] The stadium is part of the larger PNC Sports Complex. [2]

In 2007, the stadium underwent $400,000 renovations, thanks to the donation of Mount St. Mary's alumnus E.T. Straw. The venue was dedicated to Straw as a result. The renovations added a new backstop, outfield fence, a warning track, bullpens, and foul poles. A new press box, sound system, and bleachers were also added. [1] A second round of renovations occurred in 2017, with the addition of a synthetic turf infield and padded outfield fences. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Facilities". MountAthletics.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  2. Bernstein, Rachel (21 August 2011). "PNC Gets Naming Rights for Mount St. Mary's Sports Complex". TheDailyRecord.com. The Maryland Daily Record. Archived from the original on 2012-05-28. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  3. "Facilities".