Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field explained

Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field
Location:North General Pershing Street and West Dakota Street, Hammond, LA, United States
Coordinates:30.5094°N -90.4708°W
Renovated:2011
Owner:Southeastern Louisiana University
Scoreboard:Electronic
Capacity:2,500
Tenants:Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball

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]

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. 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]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Facilities. Lion Sports. 12 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111004145510/http://www.lionsports.net/sports/2009/2/24/GEN_0224090455.aspx?tab=facilities. dead. October 4, 2011.
  2. Web site: Rikard. Ben. Games 49-51 Notes. Stephen F. Austin Baseball. 12 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20141227231015/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/sasu/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/Games49-51_Notes.pdf. December 27, 2014. dead. 1. May 13, 2011.
  3. Web site: Baseball Facilities, photo 15. Lion Sports. 12 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111004145527/http://www.lionsports.net/photo_gallery.aspx?gallery=22. October 4, 2011. live. February 25, 2009.
  4. Web site: Banners, New Wind Screen Added to Alumni Field. Inside Lions Baseball. 12 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120330161318/http://insidelionsbaseball.blogspot.com/2010/01/banners-new-wind-screen-added-to-alumni.html. March 30, 2012. live. January 28, 2010.
  5. Web site: Robert. Nicholas. Construction on new batting cages commences. The Lion's Roar. 12 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120330161317/http://www.lionsroarnews.com/sports/construction-on-new-batting-cages-commences-1.1997003. March 30, 2012. dead. February 15, 2011.

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