Baseball stadium in Columbus, Ohio, United States
Bill Davis Stadium is a baseball venue located in Columbus, Ohio , United States. The stadium is home to the Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team of the Big Ten Conference and is named for William C. "Bill" Davis, a businessman and Ohio State alumnus .
The stadium has a capacity of 4,450[ 3] and had a record attendance of 5,360, versus the Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball team on May 18, 2002.[ 1] In 2010, the Buckeyes ranked 46th among Division I baseball programs in attendance, averaging 1,235 per home game.[ 4]
The venue hosted the Big Ten Tournament in 1999, 2001, and 2010.[ 5]
In 2011, a $500,000 donation from former Buckeye and MLB All-Star/World Series Champion Nick Swisher saw artificial turf installed and the playing field named in his honor.[ 6] The official name of the Buckeyes' home is "Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium."[ 7]
In 2012, college baseball writer Eric Sorenson ranked the stadium as the most underrated venue in Division I baseball.[ 8]
See also
References
^ a b c "OhioStateBuckeyes.com – The official athletic site of the Ohio State University – Facilities" . Archived from the original on October 10, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2011 .
^ a b Rusty Miller (February 25, 1997). "New home of OSU baseball almost ready". Columbus Dispatch. p. Sports.
^ a b c d e "2006 Ohio State Baseball Quick Facts" (PDF) . Ohio State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2011 .
^ Brian Foley (January 6, 2011). "2010 NCAA Baseball Attendance Leaders" . Archived from the original on May 27, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2011 .
^ "2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book" (PDF) . p. 107. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2012 .
^ "Bill Davis Stadium - Nick Swisher Field" . Ohio State Buckeyes . Ohio State University Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2023 .
^ OSU honors Nick Swisher with field dedication - Ohio State Buckeyes.com
^ Sorenson, Eric (October 5, 2012). "Distiller's Dozen – The "Hey, Nice Stadium" Edition" . CollegeBaseballToday.com . Archived from the original on November 29, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012 .
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