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Shirley Povich Field

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Shirley Povich Field
Shirley Povich Field, Georgetown Hoyas vs UConn Huskies March 23, 2013
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LocationRockville, Maryland
Coordinates39°01′52″N 77°09′02″W / 39.031053°N 77.150490°W / 39.031053; -77.150490
OwnerMontgomery County Department of Parks[1]
OperatorMontgomery County Department of Parks
Capacity800
Field sizeLeft Field: 330 ft
Center Field: 375 ft
Right Field: 330 ft
SurfaceBermuda grass
Construction
Broke groundDecember 18, 1998
OpenedJune 4, 1999
Tenants
Bethesda Big Train
Georgetown Hoyas baseball

Shirley Povich Field is a baseball stadium in Rockville, Maryland. It is the home field of the Bethesda Big Train of the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League,[2] and the home field of the Georgetown Hoyas of the Big East Conference.[3] The stadium holds 800 spectators. It is named after Washington Post columnist Shirley Povich. The stadium was created by renovating an existing field at Cabin John Regional Park between December 1998 and June 1999.[4][5]

As part of an exhibition series to prepare for the Olympics in Japan, the Israel National Baseball Team played Bethesda Big Train in a Friendship Game at Povich Field on July 18, 2021. Team Israel came from behind in the final inning to beat the Big Train 8-7 before a standing room only crowd of 835.[citation needed]

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References

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  1. ^ "Montgomery Parks: Parks & Facilities Directory - Cabin John Local Park Athletic Area". Montgomery Parks.org. Montgomery County Department of Parks. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "The Official Site of Bethesda Big Train Summer Collegiate Baseball: 20 Questions". bigtrain.org. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  3. ^ "A Sense of Community at Povich Field". The Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism. 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  4. ^ "Povich Field". The Official Site of Bethesda Big Train Summer Collegiate Baseball. Retrieved July 30, 2016. The clubhouse opened just days before the Big Train's June 4, 1999 inaugural contest against the Arlington Senators.
  5. ^ Orton, Kathy (December 19, 1998). "A FIELD TO HONOR POVICH". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
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