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Holleman Field
 
2300 Avenue M
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Timeline:
1948 Constructed
1983 Renamed for Holleman
2004 Last home game
Namesake:
DeWitte Holleman
 
Architect:
Unknown
 
Contractor(s):
Unknown
Holleman Field served as the home ballpark for the SHSU baseball team from 1948 to 2004. The 1,200-seat ball park is located southwest of main campus along Avenue M.

Some of the university’s earliest baseball diamonds was located on the eastern edge of Pritchett Field, area now used as part of the Sam Houston Museum grounds. Bearkat Field was constructed southwest of the main campus on the College Farm Road in 1948.

Field dimensions of the ballpark are:

  • Left field: 300 feet.
  • Center field: 410 feet.
  • Right field: 340 feet.
The new home of Bearkat baseball, the Sanders Baseball Stadium, opened in 2005 east of Bowers Stadium.
Photographs
A view of center plate from the bleachers at Holleman Field.
A plaque inside the park honors Holleman.
A special seating area along the right field wall.
A view of the dugout along the left field wall.
 
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