Koch Diamond
Baseball venue in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
44°56′43″N 93°11′27″W / 44.945179°N 93.190971°W / 44.945179; -93.190971Center Field: 465 ft
Right Field: 320 ft
Natural grass (outfield)
Koch Diamond is a baseball venue in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States It is home to the St. Thomas Tommies baseball team of the NCAA Division I Summit League. The field opened in 2006 and is named for the former St. Thomas pitcher David Koch.[1]
Features
The park is located along Cretin Avenue in the Union Park neighborhood of St. Paul. The field is used as both a football and soccer practice facility along the outfield, which causes the centerfield fence to be the deepest in all of college baseball, at 465 feet.[2]
Naming
David Koch, for whom the venue is named, pitched for the St. Thomas baseball program in 1952.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "North Field and Koch Diamond". University of St. Thomas, Minnesota. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ Joe Healy (July 30, 2020). "St. Thomas Prepares for Momentous Jump to Division I". Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ^ "Please Remember David Koch in Your Prayers". University of St. Thomas. January 5, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
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Ballparks of the Summit League
- Newman Outdoor Field (North Dakota State)
- Jackson Field (Northern Colorado)
- Tal Anderson Field (Omaha)
- J. L. Johnson Stadium (Oral Roberts)
- Koch Diamond (St. Thomas)
- Erv Huether Field (South Dakota State)
