Kearney Memorial Field

{{Short description|Baseball ballpark located in Kearney, Nebraska}} {{Infobox venue | name = Memorial Field | nickname = | logo_image = | image = | address = 3311 8th Avenue Kearney NE 68845 | location = Kearney, Nebraska | broke_ground = 1940 | opened = 1946 | renovated = | expanded = | owner = City of Kearney, Nebraska | operator = City of Kearney, Nebraska | surface = Turf (Infield) Grass (Outfield) | architect = | project_manager = | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | general_contractor = | main_contractors = | record_attendance = | dimensions = '''Left Field''': 355 ft (108.2 m) '''Center Field''': 395 ft (120.4 m) '''Right Field''': 325 ft (99.1 m)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lopers.com/sports/2009/10/14/MEMORIAL%20FIELD.aspx |title=Memorial Field |website=lopers.com |access-date=2021-02-07}}</ref> | tenants = Kearney Irishmen (1946-1954,1960-1962)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bchs.us/BTales_199407.htm |title=Kearney Irishmen |access-date=2017-12-18 |archive-date=2016-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624011248/http://www.bchs.us/BTales_199407.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kearney Yankees (1956-1959) Nebraska–Kearney Lopers Baseball (??-2018) Kearney Legion Baseball (??-Present) | public_transit = | construction_cost = | former_names = | seating_capacity = 2,000 <ref>[http://www.lopers.com/sports/2009/10/14/MEMORIAL%20FIELD.aspx UNK Baseball]</ref> }} '''Kearney Memorial Field''' is a baseball ballpark located in Kearney, Nebraska. It was the home stadium of the University of Nebraska at Kearney baseball team before it dropped the sport in 2018, and once served as the home field for the Kearney Yankees, a New York Yankees Class "D" minor league affiliate in the Nebraska League.<ref>[http://lopers.com/sports/2009/10/14/MEMORIAL%20FIELD.aspx Lopers.com]</ref> and The Kearney Irishmen <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bchs.us/BTales_199407.htm |title=Kearney Irish men |access-date=2017-12-18 |archive-date=2016-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624011248/http://www.bchs.us/BTales_199407.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Stadium replaced the ballpark at the fairgrounds.<ref>[http://www.nebaseballhistory.com/kearneymemorial.html Memorial Field]</ref>

Built just after World War II, it currently seats over 2,000 people.<ref>[http://www.nebaseballhistory.com/kearneymemorial.html NEBaseballHistory.com]</ref>

The Ball Park is also home to the Joba Chamberlain Indoor Hitting Center, built in 2008 and named after MLB Baseball Player, Joba Chamberlain. The facility is utilized by the University of Nebraska Kearney Baseball and Softball Teams.<ref>[http://www.lopers.com/sports/2009/10/14/Indoor%20Hitting%20Facility.aspx Joba Chamberlin Indoor Hitting Facility]</ref>

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Category:Baseball venues in Nebraska Category:1946 establishments in Nebraska Category:College baseball venues in the United States Category:Sports venues completed in 1946