Reckling Park, Baseball stadium at Rice University in Houston, United States
Reckling Park is the baseball stadium at Rice University in Houston, Texas, built on the site of Cameron Field in time for the 2000 season. The seating area was expanded during the 2004 season, making the grandstand symmetrical; the Texas Medical Center can be seen from the outfield.
Reckling Park opened in 2000, replacing Cameron Field, which had served as the home of Rice baseball since the late 1970s. The move gave the program a larger facility while keeping it on the university campus.
The stadium is named for Tommy Reckling, a former Rice player and its principal donor. Rice's late-inning rallies became a tradition here from 2001, when the Owls beat top-ranked Georgia Tech 5-4 after trailing with two outs and no runners on in the ninth. In 2002, Rice shut out LSU 6-0 and 3-0 in the super regionals, the only time a team has been shut out in both games of a super regional.
The stadium is on the Rice University campus and easy to reach on foot from the main grounds. Arriving early on game days is a good idea, as parking around the campus can fill up quickly.
Under coach Wayne Graham, Rice won the College World Series in 2003, which is rare for a small private university competing against much larger programs. That title remains the only national championship in the program's history.
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