Coaches Stadium at Monier Field is a baseball venue in Charleston, Illinois, United States. It is home to the Eastern Illinois Panthers baseball team of the NCAA Division I Ohio Valley Conference.[1] It has a capacity of 500 spectators.[2] Eastern Illinois' baseball program has used the field since its 1982 move to Division I.[1][3] Originally known simply as Monier Field, the facility was renamed after 2002 renovations, which added chairback seating, a press box, a sprinkler system, brick dugouts, and concessions. Fourteen red brick pillars, one for each of Eastern Illinois' 14 baseball coaches, surround the stadium.[1]
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| Former names | Monier Field (1982–2002) |
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| Location | Campus of Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois, United States |
| Coordinates | 39°28′43″N 88°10′51″W / 39.478579°N 88.180794°W |
| Owner | Eastern Illinois University |
| Operator | Eastern Illinois University |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Field size | 340 feet (Left field) 360 feet (LCF) 380 feet (Center field) 360 feet (RCF) 340 feet (Right field) |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Scoreboard | Electronic |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1982 |
| Renovated | 2002 |
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| Eastern Illinois Panthers baseball (OVC) (1982–present) | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Coaches Stadium". EIU Panthers. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Eastern Illinois 2012 Baseball Quick Facts" (PDF). EIU Panthers. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "2006 Mid-Continent Softball Media Guide". Docstoc. The Mid-Continent Conference. p. 2. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2012.