Alumni Field (Keene)

Alumni Field
Location 77 Arch Street, Keene, New Hampshire, USA
Coordinates 42°56′24″N 72°19′10″W / 42.94008°N 72.31934°W / 42.94008; -72.31934Coordinates: 42°56′24″N 72°19′10″W / 42.94008°N 72.31934°W / 42.94008; -72.31934
Owner Alumni Association
Capacity 4,100
Surface Natural Grass
Scoreboard Yes
Construction
Built 1948
Tenants
Keene Swamp Bats (NECBL) (1997–present)

Alumni Field is a baseball field located in Keene, New Hampshire, United States. The field, located on Arch Street, was constructed in 1948[1] and has served as the home of the Keene Swamp Bats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League[2] since the 1997 NECBL season. The field is part of the athletic facilities at Keene High School[3] and is owned by the Alumni Association. The football, soccer, and track & field teams of Keene High School also use the facility.[1] It holds a capacity of approximately 4,100 fans.

Wilson Pond is located next to the field on the first base side. Alumni Field features three separate seating structures. The main, covered seating section is located on the first base side. On the third base side, a large, uncovered bleacher-style stand has 15 rows of seating. The third section is located behind home plate, a pair of smaller uncovered bleacher seating structures.[1]

Alumni Field hosted the 2006 NECBL All-Star Game.[1] The game, attended by 3,183 fans, was won by the visiting Northern Division 6–2.[4]

Swamp Bats attendance

The following is a list of Swamp Bats attendance figures at Alumni Field dating back to the 2001 season. The Swamp Bats have played at the facility since 1997, but attendance records date back only to 2001.

Season Game Avg. Season Total Lge. Rk.
2001[5] 1,550 31,009 2nd
2002[6] 1,852 38,898 1st
2003[7] 1,663 35,926 2nd
2004[8] 1,870 39,286 1st
2005[9] 1,779 37,362 1st
2006[10] 1,693 33,861 3rd
2007[11] 1,840 38,659 2nd
2008[12] 1,760 36,975 2nd
2009[13] 1,433 28,667 2nd
2010[14] 1,547 32,496 2nd
2011[15] 1,573 31,469 4th
2012[16] 1,364 27,288 3rd

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Alumni Field at digitalballparks.com, URL accessed May 1, 2010. Archived 5/1/10
  2. ↑ Keene Swampbats Team Page at necbl.com, URL accessed on November 23, 2008.
  3. ↑ Directions to Alumni Field URL accessed on November 23, 2008.
  4. ↑ Northern Division vs Southern Division (Jul 23, 2006) at necbl.com, URL accessed May 1, 2010. Archived 5/1/10
  5. ↑ 2001 NECBL stats at necbl.com, URL accessed May 1, 2010. Archived 5/1/10
  6. ↑ http://www.necbl.com/1webstats/Confstat.htm NECBL team statistics archive; URL accessed December 21, 2008
  7. ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2003webstats/confstat.HTM NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 21, 2008
  8. ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2004webstats/confstat.HTM NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 22, 2008
  9. ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2005webstats/confstat.HTM NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 27, 2008
  10. ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2006webstats/confstat.HTM NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 27, 2008
  11. ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2007webstats/pd.htm#team.gms NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 20, 2008
  12. ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2008webstats/confstat.HTM NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 27, 2008
  13. ↑ Team Statistics 2009 at necbl.com, URL accessed August 1, 2009
  14. ↑ "2010 NECBL Season – Attendance". NECBL.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  15. ↑ "2011 NECBL Season – Attendance". NECBL.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  16. ↑ "2012 NECBL Season – Attendance". NECBL.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2012.

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