Jane Sanders Stadium, Softball stadium at University of Oregon, Eugene, United States
Jane Sanders Stadium is a softball facility at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, with seating for over 2,000 spectators. The field combines a clay infield with an artificial turf outfield, a setup designed for the wet weather common to the Pacific Northwest.
The stadium opened in 2016, replacing an older field that had been in use since the 1930s. This shift gave the university softball program a purpose-built home for the first time in its history.
The stadium is nicknamed "The Jane", and its courtyard holds the historic iron gates of Howe Field, the earlier ballpark on this site. Jane Sanders attended Ducks softball games with her grandchildren, and Bob Sanders funded the project in her memory. The outfield seating added for 2018 is called "The Bob".
The stadium sits on the University of Oregon campus and is easy to reach on foot from the center of Eugene. On game days it is worth arriving a little early, as parking around campus can fill up quickly.
The stadium honors Olive Jane (Daggett) Sanders, Bob Sanders' wife, not Bernie Sanders' wife. The couple met at the University of Oregon, where she was a Pi Beta Phi member and Ducks cheerleader, class of 1950, and he a football fullback, class of 1951. Bob, whose lumber firm RSG Forest Products Inc. funded the gifts, gave over $16 million; former coach Becky Sisley matched donations up to $200,000.
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