Taylor Stadium facts for kids
Full name | Ralph and Debbie Taylor/Phi Delta Theta Stadium at Simmons Field |
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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) |
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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