George C. Page Stadium Explained

George C. Page Stadium
Location:Loyola Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Coordinates:33.9671°N -118.4149°W
Built:1983
Opened:March 19, 1983
Renovated:2001, 2004, 2008
Owner:Loyola Marymount University
Operator:Loyola Marymount University
Scoreboard:Manual, 18 ft. x 46 ft.
Capacity:1,200
Tenants:Loyola Marymount Lions baseball (1983-present)

George C. Page Stadium is a baseball venue in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is home to the Loyola Marymount Lions baseball team of the NCAA's Division I West Coast Conference. Opened in 1983,[1] it has a capacity of 1,200 spectators.[2] The stadium is named for George C. Page, head of the Incentive Aid Foundation, which covered much of the venue's construction costs. Features of Page include a "Blue Monster" in left field, training areas, and reception facilities.

In the stadium's first game, played on March 19, 1983, Loyola Marymount lost to Cal State Fullerton 5-1. As of 2011, the Lions' all-time record at Page Stadium was 471-352-4 (.572). Their best single-season mark came in 1988, when they had a 30-5 (.857) record.

Features

Of the venue's 1,200 person capacity, 200 is theatre seating and 400 is metal bleachers with chairbacks. Standing room and a first-base side picnic area account for the remaining 600.

The field's generic features include a press box and concession stands, and recent renovations have added more to the facility.

Mikos Blue Monster

Modeled after Fenway Park's Green Monster, the Mikos Blue Monster stands 37feet. high and 130feet. wide in left field. It contains an 18feet. by 46feet. manual scoreboard, also much like Fenway's. A gift by LMU alumnus Paul Mikos (Class of 1966) allowed the wall and scoreboard to be constructed in 2001.

The Lion's Cage

The Lion's Cage is an all-weather practice facility that was built during the 2007-08 offseason. The 8000square feet facility contains batting cages, pitching mounds, open spaces, and strength and conditioning areas. Large doors on either side of the den allow for all-weather use.

Pride Park

Built after the 2004 season, Pride Park is a meeting and reception area at the entrance of Page Stadium. With a surface modeled as a miniature baseball diamond, it is often used for alumni events.

Other uses

Page has hosted four West Coast Conference baseball tournaments. It also hosts youth baseball games and clinics.

The stadium is often used as a filming locale. Its most notable role in this capacity was in the 1990 movie My Blue Heaven, which starred Steve Martin.[3]

See also

References

  1. Web site: George C. Page Stadium . LMU Lions . 28 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111001202000/http://www.lmulions.com/school-bio/page.html . 2011-10-01 . dead .
  2. Web site: UCSB Plays at LMU on Wednesday, Hosts San Jose State This Weekend . UCSB Gauchos . 28 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120328063038/http://ucsbgauchos.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/033011aaa.html . 2012-03-28 . March 30, 2011 . dead .
  3. Web site: My Blue Heaven (1990) . Internet Movie Database . 28 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110413035938/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100212/trivia . 2011-04-13 . dead .