Melching Field at Conrad Park
baseball stadium located in DeLand, Florida
Melching Field at Conrad Park is a baseball stadium located in DeLand, Florida. The primary tenant of Melching Field is the Stetson University Hatters college baseball team, a Division I program playing in the ASUN Conference.
Features
Melching Field features 2,500 chair and benchback seats, with room for approximately 500 more spectators in a grass berm area along the first base foul line. The partially covered grandstand includes a large press box with two radio broadcast booths, a television broadcast booth, a media area, and two luxury boxes. The lower section of seating between the first and third base dugouts features chair-back box seats, while the upper section features bench-back seating. Underneath the grandstand, fans can find a full-service concession area and restrooms.
Player amenities include home and visiting locker rooms, coaches' offices and a covered batting cage area. The field itself features natural grass and symmetrical outfield dimensions. An electronic scoreboard is located beyond the left field fence.
History
The ballpark is named for R. Dale Melching, a Stetson alumnus and donor who represented the United States national baseball team at the 1942 Amateur World Series in Havana, Cuba.
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