Gold standard for D3 field/facilities

My son and I really liked the Washington & Lee baseball field in Lexington, VA when he was being recruited there.  That was our gold standard as he considered other D3 schools.

We have family friends who have played at Randolph-Macon (Ashland, VA) and Christopher Newport University (Newport News, VA) and I thought their field and facilities were pretty darn nice.

It's close to being finished......but gotta think that Marietta College has got to be near the top with this gem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et5Zc_M2iag

On the flip side it’s hard to believe this is a 70K per year top academic with a 1.6 billion dollar endowment.

https://athletics.bowdoin.edu/...ities/files/baseball

i guess “ You’re laughing at us now, but you will be working for us later” works for the program. They have an excellent, long tenured coach. I’m surprised he can’t push for more. 

Cal Lu baseball facilities and sports and fitness center are pretty impressive, as is the whole athletic side of the campus.

Pomona-Pitzer's background view alone makes it one of the best

https://www.sagehens.com/sports/bsb/Alumni_Field

3and2Fastball posted:

Pomona-Pitzer's background view alone makes it one of the best

https://www.sagehens.com/sports/bsb/Alumni_Field

The view...and the weather.

Buckeye 2015 posted:

It's close to being finished......but gotta think that Marietta College has got to be near the top with this gem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et5Zc_M2iag

That looks pretty nice, plus a great Engineering program there. 

Gotta say this Dorm/Players Lounge at Swarthmore is pretty spiffy looking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ISyVaiH5y0

NYU plays at MCU Park, home of the NY Penn League (short A) champion Brooklyn Cyclones.  The good news is that It's a beautiful, new field with a view of the beach.  The bad news is that it's almost an hour from campus.

Wechson posted:

Buckeye 2015 posted:

It's close to being finished......but gotta think that Marietta College has got to be near the top with this gem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et5Zc_M2iag

That looks pretty nice, plus a great Engineering program there. 

For petroleum engineering, yes, the other engineering programs I believe are similar to a 3-2. 

https://www.marietta.edu/progr...ineering-dual-degree

https://www.marietta.edu/progr...etroleum-engineering

I can tell you several ball payer have gone there to major in Petroleum Engineering, But few finish up in both Baseball for 4 years and a degree in Petroleum engineering. 

Well the Wiac schools (big public institutions have some nice fields.

https://uwlathletics.com/sport...4/BB_0714142722.aspx

https://www.uwoshkoshtitans.co...lities/alumnistadium

https://www.letsgopioneers.com...Kendall-Murray-Field

Not quite up to par with some of the others, https://athletics.uwsp.edu/spo...24131958.aspx?id=283

Another not on par with those above: https://athletics.uwstout.edu/.../GEN_0708091058.aspx

https://uwwsports.com/sports/2...29/prucha-field.aspx

In the NCAC I was always partial to Wabash's Goodrich park. 

https://sports.wabash.edu/faci.../goodrich-ballpark/2

JCG posted:

NYU plays at MCU Park, home of the NY Penn League (short A) champion Brooklyn Cyclones.  The good news is that It's a beautiful, new field with a view of the beach.  The bad news is that it's almost an hour from campus.

Son pitched there senior year right after a storm ruined and flooded our opponents home (grass) field.   Loved the atmosphere.  I felt like I was at the circus.

fenwaysouth posted:

JCG posted:

NYU plays at MCU Park, home of the NY Penn League (short A) champion Brooklyn Cyclones.  The good news is that It's a beautiful, new field with a view of the beach.  The bad news is that it's almost an hour from campus.

Son pitched there senior year right after a storm ruined the opponents home field.   Loved the atmosphere.

 

 

I love that they are named after a roller coaster. 

Salisbury University has an amazing facility. Heaters in the dugouts!

https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/sports/2018/02/19/salisbury-university-opens-new-3-8-million-baseball-stadium/349246002/

Randolph-Macon and Johns Hopkins also have great facilities

fenwaysouth posted:

JCG posted:

NYU plays at MCU Park, home of the NY Penn League (short A) champion Brooklyn Cyclones.  The good news is that It's a beautiful, new field with a view of the beach.  The bad news is that it's almost an hour from campus.

Son pitched there senior year right after a storm ruined and flooded our opponents home (grass) field.   Loved the atmosphere.  I felt like I was at the circus.

 

 

It's even cooler on a warm day in the summer.

(the on-deck batter is Jake Mangum, who was discussed here quite a bit)

RJM posted:

On the flip side it’s hard to believe this is a 70K per year top academic with a 1.6 billion dollar endowment.

https://athletics.bowdoin.edu/...ities/files/baseball

i guess “ You’re laughing at us now, but you will be working for us later” works for the program. They have an excellent, long tenured coach. I’m surprised he can’t push for more. 

 

Was the movie “Undrafted” filmed at that field? Looks very similar. 

Wechson posted:

Gotta say this Dorm/Players Lounge at Swarthmore is pretty spiffy looking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ISyVaiH5y0

That is really sweet but then they show the dugout and bleacher area around home plate and it is a big disappointment.   The next video that comes up is Willamette... great bleachers and field but crappy locker.  Combine the two.

Concordia University in Austin, TX has very nice on campus facilities, and it’s in one of the best college towns too.