Shirley Povich Field Explained

Stadium Name:Shirley Povich Field
Location:Rockville, Maryland
Coordinates:39.0311°N -77.1505°W
Broke Ground:December 18, 1998
Opened:June 4, 1999
Owner:Montgomery County Department of Parks[1]
Operator:Montgomery County Department of Parks
Surface:Bermuda grass
Tenants:Bethesda Big Train
Georgetown Hoyas baseball
Seating Capacity:800
Dimensions:Left Field: 330 ft
Center Field: 375 ft
Right Field: 330 ft

Shirley Povich Field is a baseball stadium in Rockville, Maryland. It is the home field of the Bethesda Big Train of the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League,[2] and the home field of the Georgetown Hoyas of the Big East Conference.[3] The stadium holds 800 spectators. It is named after Washington Post columnist Shirley Povich. The stadium was created by renovating an existing field at Cabin John Regional Park between December 1998 and June 1999.[4] [5]

As part of an exhibition series to prepare for the Olympics in Japan, the Israel National Baseball Team played Bethesda Big Train in a Friendship Game at Povich Field on July 18, 2021. Team Israel came from behind in the final inning to beat the Big Train 8-7 before a standing room only crowd of 835.

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  1. Web site: Montgomery Parks: Parks & Facilities Directory - Cabin John Local Park Athletic Area. Montgomery Parks.org. Montgomery County Department of Parks. June 22, 2016.
  2. Web site: The Official Site of Bethesda Big Train Summer Collegiate Baseball: 20 Questions. bigtrain.org. 2019-10-15.
  3. Web site: A Sense of Community at Povich Field. 2015-08-24. The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism. en-US. 2019-10-15.
  4. Web site: Povich Field. The Official Site of Bethesda Big Train Summer Collegiate Baseball. July 30, 2016. The clubhouse opened just days before the Big Train's June 4, 1999 inaugural contest against the Arlington Senators..
  5. News: Orton. Kathy. A FIELD TO HONOR POVICH. July 30, 2016. The Washington Post. December 19, 1998.