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Taylor Stadium
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Full name Ralph and Debbie Taylor/Phi Delta Theta Stadium at Simmons Field
Location Columbia, Missouri
Owner University of Missouri
Capacity 3,331 (2014-present)
Field size Left Field - 340 feet (104 m)

Center Field - 400 feet (122 m)

Right Field - 340 feet (104 m)
Surface Kentucky Bluegrass (OF) and Baby Bermuda (IF)
Construction
Broke ground June 1999
Opened 2002
Renovated 2010
Expanded 2013-2014
Architect Peckham & Wright Architects Inc.
General contractor Crawford Construction Inc.
Tenants
Missouri Tigers (NCAA) (2002-present)
Mid-Missouri Mavericks (Frontier League) (2003-2005)

Ralph and Debbie Taylor Stadium at Simmons Field (also Taylor Stadium at Simmons Field) is a baseball stadium at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. It is the home field of the Missouri Tigers baseball. It was also the home of the defunct Mid-Missouri Mavericks minor league baseball team of the Frontier League. It originally opened in 2002 and holds 3,031 people. The stadium was named for Mizzou alumni Ralph Taylor and his wife Debbie, who gave a donation to build the stadium.

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