# Hawley Field > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hawley_Field > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hawley_Field.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawley_Field > Source revision: 1350420461 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Hawley Field** is a [baseball](/source/Baseball) field in [Morgantown, West Virginia](/source/Morgantown,_West_Virginia), [United States](/source/United_States), that was named for [Roy Hawley](/source/Roy_Hawley), former athletic director for [Marshall University](/source/Marshall_University) and [West Virginia University](/source/West_Virginia_University).[2][3] Along with [Appalachian Power Park](/source/Appalachian_Power_Park) in [Charleston, West Virginia](/source/Charleston,_West_Virginia), it served as one of two home venues of the [West Virginia Mountaineers baseball](/source/West_Virginia_Mountaineers_baseball) team before the new [Monongalia County Ballpark](/source/Monongalia_County_Ballpark) opened in April 2015. The stadium holds 1,500 spectators. Hawley Field hosted the 1985 [Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament](/source/Atlantic_10_Conference_baseball_tournament), which the Mountaineers won on their home field.[4] Prior to the [2013 season](/source/2013_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season), the facility's infield was resodded.[5] West Virginia joined the [Big 12 Conference](/source/Big_12_Conference) following the [2012 season](/source/2012_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season). Since Hawley Field does not meet [Big 12 Conference](/source/Big_12_Conference) standards, and the state legislature turned down a plan for a taxpayer funded replacement, the Mountaineers played three of their four 2013 home conference series at [Appalachian Power Park](/source/Appalachian_Power_Park) in Charleston and one at [Linda K. Epling Stadium](/source/Linda_K._Epling_Stadium) in Beckley (160 and 185 miles from campus, respectively). Non-conference games continued to be played at Hawley Field.[6] In 2013, plans were announced to build a new venue in the nearby town of [Granville](/source/Granville,_West_Virginia) for the Mountaineers baseball team.[7] The new park, ultimately known as Monongalia County Ballpark, was originally scheduled to open at the start of the 2015 season, but weather-related construction delays forced the Mountaineers to play their first several 2015 home games in [Washington, Pennsylvania](/source/Washington,_Pennsylvania) until the new park opened that April.[8] In 2013, the Mountaineers ranked 50th among [Division I baseball programs](/source/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_programs) in attendance, averaging 1,328 per home game.[9] ## See also - [List of NCAA Division I baseball venues](/source/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_venues) ## References 1. ["A Fond Farewell to Hawley Field"](https://wvusports.com/news/2014/4/29/25711_131465985082842638). *WVU Sports*. April 29, 2014. 1. ["Marshall Athletics Hall of Fame Class Announced"](https://wvmetronews.com/2011/05/25/marshall-athletics-hall-of-fame-class-announced/). *WV MetroNews*. 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2025-11-21. 1. ["Roy "Legs" Hawley (2011) - Marshall Athletics Hall of Fame"](https://herdzone.com/honors/marshall-athletics-hall-of-fame/roy-legs-hawley/93). *Marshall University Athletics*. Retrieved 2025-11-21. 1. ["Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Record Book"](http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/atl10/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/Baseball_Records_thru2011.pdf). *CSTV*. Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 17. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130619004417/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/atl10/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/Baseball_Records_thru2011.pdf) June 19, 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 16, 2012. 1. Dovey, Grant (January 9, 2013). ["Hawley Field Receives Facelift"](http://www.wvusports.com/blogs.cfm?blog=baseballBlog&story=22751). *WVUSports.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130316140800/http://www.wvusports.com/blogs.cfm?blog=baseballBlog&story=22751) March 16, 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 17, 2013. 1. Toquinto, Jeff (May 20, 2012). ["Bridgeport Still Option for WVU Baseball, but Charleston, Others to See Team in 2013"](http://www.connect-bridgeport.com/connect.cfm?func=view§ion=Sports&item=Bridgeport-Still-Option-for-WVU-Baseball-but-Charleston-Others-to-See-Team-in-2013309). *Connect-Bridgeport.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20141022194243/http://www.connect-bridgeport.com/connect.cfm?func=view§ion=Sports&item=Bridgeport-Still-Option-for-WVU-Baseball-but-Charleston-Others-to-See-Team-in-2013309) October 22, 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 5, 2012. 1. ["WVU Board Approves Land Buy for Baseball Stadium"](https://archive.today/20130607170557/http://www.wboy.com/story/22521509/wvu-board-approves-land-buy-for-baseball-stadium). *WBOY-TV*. Associated Press. June 6, 2013. Archived from [the original](http://www.wboy.com/story/22521509/wvu-board-approves-land-buy-for-baseball-stadium) on June 7, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013. 1. ["2015 Baseball Schedule"](http://www.wvusports.com/schedules.cfm?sport=baseball). [West Virginia Mountaineers](/source/West_Virginia_Mountaineers). Retrieved April 27, 2015. 1. Cutler, Tami (June 11, 2013). ["2013 Division I Baseball Attendance - Final Report"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140728065411/http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2013/attendance130611.pdf). *Sportswriters.net*. NCBWA. Archived from [the original](http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2013/attendance130611.pdf) on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2013. ## External links - [Venue information](http://www.msnsportsnet.com/page.cfm?section=7931) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hawley Field](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawley_Field) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawley_Field?action=history)). 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