Winning in Paradise

Exterior of the seating bowl at Florida Atlantic University, Feb-2021.

Many fans set up lawn chairs on berms down either foul line.

The field, which faces due south.

• Location: University Drive at Volusia Street, Boca Raton, Fla. (map it using Google Maps)
• Opened: 1991
• Home team: Florida Atlantic Owls, Conference USA
• Capacity: 1,200 (2,000 with berm seating)

The baseball stadium at FAU is simple, with a main grandstand behind home plate that features stadium seating perched upon an aluminum structure. About eight hundred additional fans can and often do set up blankets or lawn chairs along elevated berms down both foul lines. For a game against the University of Miami in 2008, the Owls brought in over 2300 spectators.

While the Owls draw well for Friday and Saturday night games, Sunday attendance often lags because of the lack of shade at the facility. Even in February, the sun beating down on the field can make for difficult conditions for spectators. Then again, one cannot fault the locals for choosing to travel three miles east to the beaches of Boca Raton on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon.