Bill Clarke Field
baseball venue in New Jersey
Bill Clarke Field is a baseball venue in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. It is home to the Princeton Tigers baseball team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Ivy League. Opened in 1961 and renovated in 2005, the venue is named for Bill “Boileryard” Clarke, former Princeton head baseball coach. The field is a sunken diamond, with the playing surface lying lower than the surrounding seating areas.
History
The first game played at Bill Clarke Field was on March 31, 1962, in which Princeton lost 4–2 to University of Massachusetts at Amherst. As of the end of the 2006 season, Princeton had gone 422-277-6 (.603) at Clarke Field and finished with a losing record in only eight seasons.
In 2005, the facility underwent renovations. As part of the renovations, the infield was redone and the outfield fences were moved closer to home plate. In 2006, outdoor batting cages surfaces were added past the left field fence.
Naming
The facility is named for former Princeton coach Bill Clarke.
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