{{Short description|Baseball park in Michigan, United States}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Redirect|Jackson Field|the Northern Colorado Bears' ballpark|Jackson Field (Greeley)}} {{Infobox venue | name = Jackson Field | nickname = Lugnuts Stadium | logo_image = Jackson_Field.jpg | logo_size = | image = OldsmobilePark01.jpg | image_size = 275 | caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 13 | pushpin_map = Michigan#USA | pushpin_relief = yes | fullname = | former_names = Cooley Law School Stadium (2011–2020)<br>Jackson Field at Thomas M. Cooley Law School Stadium (2010)<br>Oldsmobile Park (1996–2009) | address = 505 East Michigan Avenue | city = Lansing, MI 48912 | coordinates = {{coord|42|44|5|N|84|32|43|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | owner = City of Lansing | operator = Lansing Entertainment & Public Facilities Authority (LEPFA) | capacity = 7,527 (+ 2,000 lawn, patio and standing room) | record_attendance = | dimensions = Left field: {{convert|305|ft}}<br>Left-center: {{convert|380|ft}}<br>Center field: {{convert|404|ft}}<br>Right-center: {{convert|412|ft}}<br>Right field: {{convert|305|ft}} | surface = Grass | broke_ground = April 3, 1995 | opened = {{Start date|1996|04|03}} <!-- April 3, 1996 --> | cost = $12.8 million<br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|12800000|1996}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}}) | architect = HNTB Corporation (Kansas City) | structural_engineer = J&S Structural Engineers<ref>{{cite web|title=Sports Facility Experience|url=http://jsstructuralengineers.com/SportsExp.html|publisher=J&S Structural Engineers|access-date=October 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402130710/http://jsstructuralengineers.com/SportsExp.html|archive-date=April 2, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> | general_contractor = Clark Construction<ref>{{cite web |title=Cooley Law School Stadium Information|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-42085626|publisher=Minor League Baseball|date=February 28, 2013|access-date=March 9, 2014}}</ref> | tenants = Lansing Lugnuts (MWL) 1996–present<br>Michigan State Spartans (NCAA) 1996–present<br>Lansing Ignite FC (USL1) 2019 | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> }} '''Jackson Field''' is a baseball stadium in Lansing, Michigan, home field of the Lansing Lugnuts minor league baseball team. The Michigan State Spartans college baseball team also plays select home games at Jackson Field. The stadium is situated in downtown Lansing in the Stadium District on a relatively narrow strip of land between and below Larch and Cedar streets.
It is primarily used for baseball, though it has also hosted an ice skating rink, an outdoor movie theater, a haunted house, and served as a concert venue for the annual Common Ground Music Festival. Due to the dimensions of the city block in which the stadium was constructed, the right and left field fences 'notch' sharply into distances of {{convert|305|ft}} at each foul pole.
==History== The stadium replaced a block of storefronts along Michigan Avenue. Originally budgeted $10 million for construction, the construction costs rose slightly to $12.8 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=City of Lansing and Lugnuts Announce Exciting New Developments at Oldsmobile Park|url=http://www.lansinglugnuts.com/fan_action/101404.html|publisher=Minor League Baseball|date=October 14, 2004|access-date=May 27, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041103204024/http://www.lansinglugnuts.com/fan_action/101404.html|archive-date=November 3, 2004 }}</ref>
Groundbreaking for the stadium took place on April 3, 1995, and it was officially opened exactly one year later on April 3, 1996, as '''Oldsmobile Park'''. Its first game was between the college baseball teams of the University of Michigan and Michigan State University. Two days later, the Lansing Lugnuts had their first game at the venue against the Rockford Cubbies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cooley Law School Stadium Facts|url=http://cooleylawschoolstadium.com/park-guide/stadium-facts|publisher=Cooley Law School Stadium|access-date=May 27, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813235751/http://cooleylawschoolstadium.com/park-guide/stadium-facts|archive-date=August 13, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On February 22, 2010, Lansing mayor Virgil Bernero announced that the stadium would be renamed '''Thomas M. Cooley Law School Stadium''', a result of the park's new sponsorship agreement.<ref name="Cooley Stadium">{{cite news |last=Domsic |first=Melissa |date=February 22, 2010 |title=Lugnuts ballpark soon will be Cooley Law School Stadium |url=<!-- dead link: http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20100222/NEWS01/2220338 (accessed February 22, 2010) --> |access-date= |newspaper=Lansing State Journal |issn=02749742 |id={{ProQuest|439276508}}.}}</ref> In March 2010, Lansing-based Jackson National Life Insurance Company purchased the rights to name the field "Jackson Field" for 1 year. Thus, the full name of the venue was '''Jackson Field at Thomas M. Cooley Law School Stadium'''.<ref name="Jackson Field">{{cite news |date=March 22, 2010 |title=Jackson National Lands Lugnuts Field Naming Rights |url=<!-- dead link: http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20100322/NEWS03/303220002/Jackson-National-lands-Lugnuts-field-naming-rights (accessed March 22, 2010) --> |access-date= |newspaper=Lansing State Journal |issn=02749742 |id={{ProQuest|439290076}}.}}</ref>
On March 12, 2014, a $22 million renovation proposal for the stadium was announced named "The Outfield." It would include $11 million in public bonds for renovation of the actual stadium structure including new turf, and updated locker rooms, concessions and new box seats. $11 million in additional private investments which would include 80 apartments, a year-round bar and grill, and a new scoreboard. The proposal also includes the city negotiating a new contract with the team which is proposed to bring in an additional 25% revenue for the city.<ref>{{cite news|last=Anders|first=Melissa|title=Living above the outfield: Lansing Lugnuts' stadium renovation plan includes apartments, restaurants|url=http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/03/lansing_lugnuts_apartments_bas.html|access-date=March 24, 2014|newspaper=MLive.com|date=March 12, 2014}}</ref>
On September 1, 2020, the stadium announced an official name change to '''Jackson Field''' after a 7-year naming rights agreement was signed with Jackson National Life Insurance Company.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zide |first=Jeffrey |title=Lansing Lugnuts stadium renamed to Jackson Field |url=https://www.wilx.com/2020/09/01/lansing-lugnuts-stadium-renamed-to-jackson-field/ |access-date=September 1, 2020 |date=September 1, 2020 |work=WILX-TV}}</ref>
==Other uses== ===Rugby=== On October 19, 2018, the Michigan State Spartans and Michigan Wolverines had their rivalry match, the Battle for the Mitten, at Cooley Law School Stadium.<ref>{{cite news |title=Battle for the Mitten Field Transformation |url=https://www.fox47news.com/we-are-spartans/battle-for-the-mitten-field-transformation |work=WSYM-TV |date=October 17, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Michigan State defeated Michigan 25-15.
===Soccer=== On October 25, 2018, the newly planned Lansing Ignite soccer team announced it would begin playing its home games at the stadium. The Ignite ceased operations after just one season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lansing Ignite FC Ceases Operations |url=https://www.uslleagueone.com/news_article/show/1058296 |website=USLLeagueOne.com |date=October 21, 2019 |access-date=October 21, 2019}}</ref>
{{multiple image | align = | direction = | width2 = 350 | image1 = Cooley Law School Stadium (8713299166).jpg | image2 = OldsmobilePark02.jpg | footer = Views of Jackson Field from behind home plate (left) and from the outfield (right) }}
==See also== * List of NCAA Division I baseball venues
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120123104329/http://www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t499 Cooley Law School Stadium Website] *[http://www.littleballparks.com/Stadium/2006/Lansing/Lansing.htm Oldsmobile Park Views - ''Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues'']{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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