Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field
| Benedetti Diamond | |
| Former names | Max Ulrich Field (1953-1980) |
|---|---|
| Location | Golden Gate Avenue and Masonic Avenue, San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Coordinates | 37°46′36″N 122°26′53″W / 37.776684°N 122.448017°WCoordinates: 37°46′36″N 122°26′53″W / 37.776684°N 122.448017°W |
| Owner | University of San Francisco |
| Operator | University of San Francisco |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Field size |
315 feet (Left field) 415 feet (Center field) 321 feet (Right field) |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Scoreboard | Electronic |
| Opened | 1953 |
| Tenants | |
| San Francisco Dons baseball (NCAA D1 WCC) (1953-present) | |
Dante Benedetti Diamond at Max Ulrich Field is a baseball venue in San Francisco, California, United States. It is home to the San Francisco Dons baseball team of the NCAA Division I West Coast Conference.[1] Built in 1953,[2] the facility has a capacity of 2,000 spectators.[3]
The venue was originally called simply Max Ulrich Field. After its 1953 construction, it was named after Max Ulrich, a San Francisco resident who donated in his will $358,000 to the university. The field took on its current name in 1980.[2] In that year, Dons baseball coach Dante Benedetti retired after 29 years in charge of the program.[4] The diamond was dedicated to him that same year.[2] Until Nino Giarratano surpassed him in 2012, Benedetti was the program's all-time winningest coach, with 373 wins.[5]
The playing field is surrounded by mesh netting, designed to protect spectators from foul balls.[6]
Benedetti Diamond was upgraded in 2016 and includes Greenplay organic infill for safety, performance and low temperatures.
See also
References
- ↑ "Athletic Facilities". USF Dons. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- 1 2 3 "Benedetti Diamond". March 21, 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ↑ The Editors of Baseball America. "Baseball America 2007 Directory: Your Definitive Guide to the Game". Google Books. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ↑ Perkins, Andrea. "The Life and Times of Dante Benedetti: Baseball, Business, and a Babe Named Chubs". Coast News. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ↑ Sorenson, Eric (3 March 2012). "One of My Simple Pleasures in Life". College Baseball Today. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
San Francisco’s Nino Giarratano picked up his 374th win in his Dons coaching career with today’s 6-5, 10-inning win over Cal State Northridge. With the win he surpasses the legendary Dante Benedetti for the most wins in program history.
- ↑ Sorenson, Eric (24 February 2012). "The Campaign to Stop Bay Area Bullying". College Baseball Today. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
Benedetti Diamond, which is crunched into a corner of the campus and is surrounded by netting (think the Henry Doorley Zoo bird aviary).