University Park Stadium

Location	University Park 11200 S.W. 8th Street Miami, Florida 33199
Broke ground	1995
Opened	January 26, 1996
Owner	Florida International University
Operator	Florida International University
Surface	Grass
Construction cost	$3.5 million USD
Capacity	2,000 (capacity) 2,473 (largest crowd)
Field dimensions	Left Field - 325 ft Left-Center - 375 ft Center Field - 400 ft Right-Center - 375 ft Right Field - 325 ft
Tenants
FIU Golden Panthers (NCAA) (1996-Present)

University Park Stadium is a baseball stadium located on the campus of Florida International University in Miami, Florida. It is used as the home venue of the university's Golden Panthers baseball team. The facility opened on January 26, 1996 with an FIU victory against Bethune-Cookman, 1-0. All-American Evan W. Thomas threw a complete game shutout.

University Park Stadium has a seating capacity for 2,000 people and the largest crowd in the stadium's history was 2,473 on February 26, 2002, when FIU defeated their cross-town rival Miami Hurricanes with the score of 7-1.

The Miami Miracle, of the Florida State League, used the earlier incarnation of this stadium as their home park, for the 1989 season.

The team spent the 2005 season at the Homestead Sports Complex in Homestead, Florida while the facility underwent an expansion and in 2005, the facility hosted the Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament.

[edit] See also

• Golden Panthers
• FIU Stadium (FIU Football)
• U.S. Century Bank Arena (FIU Basketball)

[edit] External links

• FIU Athletics Stadium Page

Coordinates: 25°45′17″N 80°22′51″W / 25.75464°N 80.38072°W / 25.75464; -80.38072