Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field

Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field
Location	West Point, New York
Coordinates	41°23′34″N 73°57′17″W / 41.392796°N 73.954826°W
Owner	United States Military Academy
Operator	United States Military Academy
Capacity	880
Field size	Left field: 327 feet (100 m); Left center field: 370 feet (110 m); Center field: 400 feet (120 m); Right center field: 375 feet (114 m); Right field: 327 feet (100 m)
Surface	Natural grass
Construction
Opened	1939
Renovated	1996, 2006
Expanded	2006
Tenants
	Army Black Knights baseball (NCAA DI PL) (1939–present); Patriot League baseball tournament Championship Series (2012)

Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field is a baseball venue located on the campus of the United States Military Academy, in West Point, New York. It is the home of the Army Black Knights baseball team.

History

Doubleday Field was named for Civil War Union Major General Abner Doubleday, a member of the West Point Class of 1842.^[1]

The field was dedicated in May 1939, which was celebrated by the American League and National League as the centennial year of baseball.^[1]

The field hosted the 2012 Patriot League baseball tournament Championship Series, in which Army defeated Holy Cross two games to one.^[2]

1996 renovation

After an extensive renovation, the new Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field was formally dedicated on September 13, 1996.^[1] The project included new locker rooms, training rooms, clubhouse facilities, and 880 fixed chair-back seats.^[1]

Cadets

Along the visitors bullpen there is usually a group of present and former cadets from the United States Military Academy, who are known to give opposing teams (and umpires) a hard time.

Sights

Johnson Stadium is placed in the heart of West Point. Behind right field you can see the library and other buildings, and behind left field is Cullum Memorial Hall which sits directly across the road from Doubleday Field, where the New York Yankees occasionally played exhibition games in the 1920s.

In 2012, college baseball writer Eric Sorenson ranked the facility as the third best setting in Division I baseball.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field. Army West Point official website. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
^ "Army Claims Patriot League Championship with 8–4 Win in game 3". PatriotLeague.com. 22 May 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
^ Sorenson, Eric (5 October 2012). "Distiller's Dozen - The "Hey, Nice Stadium" Edition". CollegeBaseballToday.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.

External links

[JohnsonStadium-1] Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field. Army West Point official website. Retrieved 2010-05-28.

[2012plchampseries-2] "Army Claims Patriot League Championship with 8–4 Win in game 3". PatriotLeague.com. 22 May 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2012.

[stad_ranks-3] Sorenson, Eric (5 October 2012). "Distiller's Dozen - The "Hey, Nice Stadium" Edition". CollegeBaseballToday.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.

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v t e Army Black Knights baseball
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National championship seasons in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

v t e NCAA Division I college baseball venues in New York
AEC	Varsity Field (Albany) Varsity Field (Binghamton)
A-10	Fred Handler Park (St. Bonaventure) Jim Houlihan Park at Jack Coffey Field (Fordham)
Big East	Jack Kaiser Stadium (St. John's)
CAA	Joe Nathan Field (Stony Brook) University Field (Hofstra)
Ivy	Robertson Field at Satow Stadium (Columbia) Hoy Field (Cornell)
MAAC	James J. McCann Baseball Field (Marist) Demske Sports Complex (Canisius) City Park (Iona) Bobo Field (Niagara) Siena Baseball Field (Siena) Van Cortlandt Park (Manhattan)
NEC	Dick Rockwell Field (Le Moyne) Long Island University Field (LIU)
Patriot	Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field (Army)