Steller Field Explained

Stadium Name:Warren E. Steller Field
Location:Bowling Green, Ohio, United States
Coordinates:41.3806°N -83.6288°W
Opened:1964
Owner:Bowling Green State University
Operator:Bowling Green State University
Surface:Natural grass
Scoreboard:Electronic
Construction Cost:$150,000 USD
Tenants:Bowling Green Falcons baseball (NCAA) (1964–present)
Bowling Green Breeze (GLSCL) (1987 - 1991)
Lake Erie Monarchs (GLSCL) (2008)
Seating Capacity:2,500
Dimensions:Left field: 340feet
Center field: 400feet
Right field: 340feet

Warren E. Steller Field is a baseball field at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, where the Bowling Green Falcons baseball team plays. The field is named after Warren E. Steller, a former BGSU instructor and former coach of the Bowling Green's football (1924–34) and baseball (1925, 1928–59) teams. It was officially named for Warren E. Steller in 1967. Steller Field is located just north of the Slater Family Ice Arena on the eastern side of the campus. The dimensions of the field from home plate to the outfield fences are 340 feet to left field, 400 feet to center field, and 340 feet to right field.[1]

History

Steller Field was built in 1964 and cost $150,000 to construct. Steller Field has seen renovations in 1965, 1968, and 2002, which has expanded the capacity of 2,500.[2] In fall 2012, a new electronic scoreboard was installed at the facility, and the backstop was renovated.[3] [4] In October 2019, the stadium surrounding the field was named the Gary Haas Stadium, after former BGSU baseball player Gary Haas.[5] This changed in December of 2021 when the BGSU board of trustees voted to remove the name.[6] [7]

Other uses

From 1987 - 1991, the field was home to the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League's Bowling Green Breeze. In 2008, another Great Lakes Collegiate Summer League team, the Lake Erie Monarchs, used the field for a single season.[8] [9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Akron Zips Baseball - 2007 Conference Opponents . GoZips.com . 2008-03-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110522092401/http://www.gozips.com/pdf4/57841.pdf?ATCLID=746759&SPID=4335&DB_OEM_ID=10800&SPSID=71004 . 2011-05-22 .
  2. Web site: BGSU Historical Campus Tour - Warren E. Steller Field. Bowling Green State University . 2008-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080213045049/http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/cac/uarchives/stf.html . 2008-02-13.
  3. Web site: New Scoreboards Installed at Baseball and Softball. BGSUFalcons.com. Bowling Green Sports Information. 25 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130119151421/http://bgsufalcons.com/news/2012/10/25/BB_1025123256.aspx. 19 January 2013. 25 October 2012. dead.
  4. Web site: Upgrades Continue at Steller Field. BGSUFalcons.com. Bowling Green Sports Information. 21 December 2012. 19 December 2012.
  5. Web site: BGSU honors Haas . Sentinel-Tribune . 8 November 2019.
  6. News: Bowling Green State University to remove Gary Haas' name from baseball stadium . 12 December 2021 . The Blade . en.
  7. News: Haas name no longer on BGSU stadium . 6 January 2022 . Sentinel-Tribune . en.
  8. Web site: The Boys of Summer. BGNews.com. 25 November 2012. https://archive.today/20130117200945/http://m.bgnews.com/mobile/the-boys-of-summer/article_50309355-92fb-5e5b-8e85-165c71007e89.html. 17 January 2013. 25 April 2008. dead.
  9. Web site: Monarchs Announce Move To Bowling Green . LakeErieMonarchs.com . 2008-02-27 . 2008-03-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713181936/http://www.lakeeriemonarchs.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=84&Itemid=1 . 2011-07-13 .