Larry H. Miller Sports Complex Explained

Larry H. Miller Field
Location:Provo, Utah, United States
Coordinates:40.255°N -111.6525°W
Opened:2001
Publictransit: UVX (at BYU Stadium station)
Owner:Brigham Young University
Operator:Brigham Young University
Surface:Turf
Scoreboard:Electronic
Capacity:2,204
Tenants:BYU Cougars baseball (NCAA)

Larry H. Miller Sports Complex is a stadium complex in Provo, Utah. The complex is named after businessman Larry H. Miller; the field is primarily used for baseball.[1] The ballpark has a capacity of 2,204 people and was opened in 2001. Larry H. Miller Field was previously the home of Provo Angels. It currently hosts the BYU Cougars baseball team. In 2012, college baseball writer Eric Sorenson ranked the field as the second-best setting and second-most underrated venue in NCAA Division I baseball.[2]

A 20-foot by 50-foot video board was installed in 2022.[3]

Miller Park has been home to BYU baseball since it opened in 2001. It is described as a "unique baseball-softball back-to-back complex." BYU baseball plays on Larry H. Miller Field. The softball team plays on Gail Miller Field.[4]

Miller Park seats 2,204 fans in two tiers. 1,000 additional fans can be placed in temporary seating when necessary. There is a press box that hosts radio and television stations, other media facilities, concession stands, event facilities, training rooms, batting cages, offices, etc. The taut spire-accented tensile roof is made from Teflon.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Y. names ballparks after Larry, Gail Miller. deseretnews.com. April 30, 2019.
  2. Web site: Sorenson . Eric . Distiller's Dozen - The "Hey, Nice Stadium" Edition . CollegeBaseballToday.com . 14 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121129065915/http://blogs.eastonbaseball.com/collegebaseballtoday/2012/10/05/distillers-dozen-the-hey-nice-stadium-edition/ . 29 November 2012 . 5 October 2012 . dead .
  3. News: Hatch . Caleb . New video boards added to BYU baseball, softball fields . 25 March 2022 . The Daily Universe . 3 March 2022.
  4. Web site: MILLER PARK – LARRY H. MILLER FIELD . BYU Cougars . BYU Athletics.