Claude Smith Field
The handsome home plate entrance to the Mercer University field, Mar-2022.
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A handsome seating bowl.
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Except for behind the plate, the surface here is natural.
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Quick Facts:
- Location: University Center Drive and Adams Street, off Mercer University Drive, Macon, Ga. (map it using Google Maps)
- Opened: 1962 as Bear Field (renovated 2017)
- Additional names: Claude Smith Field (1977); OrthoGeorgia Park (2017)
- Home team: Mercer Bears, Southern Conference
- Capacity: 1,500
Mercer University, which dates back to the first half of the 19th century, opened this baseball field in 1962, adjacent to its football stadium. The field was named for head baseball coach Claude Smith upon his retirement following the 1977 season. Significant renovations completed in time for the 2017 season were funded in part by OrthoGeorgia, an orthopedic medicine provider, in return for their name on the facility.
The seating bowl, including seat backs directly behind the plate and bleachers down the first- and third-base lines, can hold 1,500 spectators. In addition, many spectators tailgate and watch the game from beyond the right-field fence.
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