Skip Wilson Field is a baseball stadium in Ambler, Pennsylvania. It is the home field of the Arcadia University baseball team which moved to the ballfield in 2018.[1]
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| Full name | James “Skip” Wilson Field (2006–present) |
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| Former names | Ambler Field (2004-2006) |
| Location | 580 Meetinghouse Road Ambler, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Coordinates | 40°09′56″N 75°11′50″W / 40.165462°N 75.197296°W |
| Owner | Temple University |
| Operator | Temple University |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Field size | Left Field: 330 feet (101 m) Center Field: 400 feet (122 m) Right Field: 330 feet (101 m) |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Opened | March 25, 2004 May 15, 2004 (Dedication) |
| Tenants | |
| Temple University (NCAA D-I) 2004–2014 Arcadia University (NCAA D-III) 2018–present | |
Temple University
editIt was the home field of the Temple Owls baseball team until the end of the 2014 season, when the school cut the program. The stadium holds 1,000 spectators and opened in 2004. It is named after former Owls baseball coach James "Skip" Wilson.[2]
Temple played their first game at the field on March 25, 2004, and beat University of the Sciences 6–2. Four other projected home openers had been canceled due to either bad weather or poor field conditions.[3]
The field was originally called Temple's Ambler Field in reference to its location at Temple's Ambler campus. The university began to refer to the ball-field as Skip Wilson Field in 2006. On April 28, 2007, Temple University-Ambler celebrated “Skip Wilson Day" when the university officially dedicated Skip Wilson Field at Ambler in honor of the coach.[4]
Prior to Skip Wilson Field, Temple baseball played its home games at Erny Field at Mount Pleasant Avenue and Michener Street in the West Oak Lane section of Philadelphia.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Arcadia baseball set to play home games at Skip Wilson Field". Middle Atlantic Conference. February 13, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- ^ "Temple University Facilities". Temple University Athletic. Temple University. Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ^ "Owls open Temple's Ambler Field with 6-2 win over University of the Sciences". Temple University Athletics. Temple University. 2005-03-25. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
- ^ "Skip Wilson Baseball Field Dedication; Saturday, April 28, 2007, Skip Wilson Baseball Field". Temple University Ambler. Temple University. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
External links
editFurther reading
edit- "A new place to call home". The Temple News. 2004-04-15. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2009-06-17.