Dedeaux Field, College baseball stadium in Los Angeles, United States
Dedeaux Field is a baseball stadium in Los Angeles that serves as the home field for USC's Trojans baseball team. The facility features natural grass with foul lines at 335 feet (102 meters) and a center field distance of 395 feet (120 meters), along with modern amenities including locker rooms, weight facilities, and digital scoreboards.
Dedeaux Field opened in 1974, the year USC won its record fifth consecutive College World Series title, the sixth in seven years. It replaced Bovard Field, whose home plate stood about 500 yards (460 m) to the southeast. The stadium is named after Rod Dedeaux (1914–2006), head coach from 1942 until his retirement at age 72 in June 1986. It is being rebuilt, and its north-facing orientation will change to face east when the new facility opens.
The field is named after Rod Dedeaux, USC's head coach from 1942 until his retirement in June 1986 at age 72; the stadium opened in 1974, the year the Trojans won a record fifth consecutive College World Series. The entrance gate between two red-brick and concrete pillars carries the name "DEDEAUX FIELD" in black metal lettering.
Dedeaux Field sits at the west end of the USC campus, about 175 feet (53 m) above sea level. The ballpark is being rebuilt as part of a university athletics facility project, and its orientation will shift from north-facing to eastward when the new facility opens. Check access before visiting during construction.
Dedeaux Field replaced Bovard Field, whose home plate stood about 500 yards (460 m) to the southeast, in what is now E.F. Hutton Park; a large eucalyptus tree guarded Bovard's right field line. The current ballpark is being rebuilt as part of a university athletics project, and its north-facing orientation will switch to face east when the new facility opens.
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