Stephen Schott Stadium

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Stephen Schott Stadium
Schott Stadium

Location	El Camino Real at Campbell Ave, Santa Clara, California 95053
Broke ground	2004
Opened	April 30, 2005
Owner	Santa Clara University
Operator	Santa Clara University
Surface	Grass (infield/outfield), Fieldturf (infield foul territory)
Construction cost	$8.6 million USD;
Architect	HOK Sport
Tenants	Santa Clara University Broncos (NCAA West Coast Conference) (2005-present)
Capacity	1,500 (Baseball)
Field dimensions	Left Field - 325 ft Center Field - 390 ft Right-Center Power Alleys - 395 ft Right Field - 325 ft Backstop - 30 ft

Stephen Schott Stadium, or Schott Stadium for short, is the home of the Santa Clara University Broncos baseball team of the NCAA's West Coast Conference. The stadium is located in Santa Clara, California, USA and opened in 2005.

[edit] Stadium history

Outside of Stephen Schott Stadium

A new baseball stadium for the Santa Clara University Broncos was first conceived of in January of 2004 when Stephen Schott, noted alum, baseball enthusiast and, at the time, owner of the Oakland Athletics, announced he was donating $4 million to project. The Santa Clara baseball team had been playing in 6,800 seat, multipurpose Buck Shaw Stadium, which they shared with the soccer team and, until 1993, the American football team. Lack of space on the university's side of El Camino Real (Route 82) forced SCU to build the stadium across the street. It was built in approximately one year, but did not open in time for the 2005 baseball season as originally planned due to cost overruns and weather-related delays. Instead, it opened on April 30th, 2005 with a game between Santa Clara and Gonzaga University. The final cost of the stadium was 8.6 million dollars.

[edit] Stadium design

The stadium features a grass playing surface in the infield and outfield, a Fieldturf foul territory to keep maintenance costs down. Schott Stadium seats 1,500. The upper rows of the stadium consist of bench type bleachers with backs while the lower rows consist of tip up seating. A 6,800 square foot dugout for the home team was added to Schott Stadium. It also features a full press box, and a luxury suite behind home plate. Outside the stadium features a traditional brick facade similar to Camden Yards and other modern "retro" ballparks.