Doak Field

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Doak Field
The Doak
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Doak Field
Full nameDoak Field at Dail Park
Location Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°47′14″N78°40′46″W / 35.78722°N 78.67944°W / 35.78722; -78.67944
Owner North Carolina State University
OperatorNorth Carolina State University
Capacity 3,000 (2,500 chairback seats)
Field sizeLeft Field – 320 ft (98 m)
Center Field – 400 ft (120 m)
Right Field – 330 ft (100 m)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1966
Renovated2004
Tenants
North Carolina State University (NCAA baseball)
ACC Tournament, 1974, 1980
Raleigh RedWolves (CPL) 1997

Doak Field (or The Doak) is a baseball venue in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. It opened in 1966 and is home to the NC State Wolfpack college baseball team of the NCAA's Division I Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). [1] It is named for Charles Doak, who was the head coach of the NC State baseball team from 1924 to 1939. [2] The stadium is located on NC State's West Campus, behind Lee and Sullivan residence halls. [3] The diamond is in the north/northwest corner of its block, which is bounded by Thurman Drive (third base, north/northeast); Dail Park and the residence halls (left field, east/southeast); Sullivan Drive (right field, south/southwest); and Varsity Drive (first base, west/northwest). Its seating capacity is 2,500 spectators, with an overflow capacity of 3,000. The largest crowd at Doak Field since its 2004 renovation was 3,109 on April 28, 2007, in a series finale between NC State and its rival UNC. [4] Doak Field hosted the Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament in both 1974 and in 1980. NC State won the championship in 1974, while Clemson won in 1980. [5]

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Prior to 1966, the Wolfpack played their home games at Riddick Stadium, which was primarily a football facility. [6]

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Doak Field at Dail Park

In 1997, Doak Field hosted the Raleigh RedWolves, a collegiate summer baseball team of the Coastal Plain League. [7]

In May 2004, the stadium underwent a $6 million renovation which included leveling the playing field, a new drainage system, new grandstands, a new press box, and new concessions and bathroom facilities. [5]

Since the renovation was completed in 2004, the dimensions at Doak Field are asymmetrical at 320 feet down the left-field line, 370 feet to the left-field power alley, 400 feet to straightaway center field, 375 feet to the right-field power alley, and 330 down the right-field line. The wall from the left-field line to deep left-center field is 16 feet high, then drops to eight feet high all the rest of the way around to right field. [8]

In 2013, the Wolfpack ranked 33rd among Division I baseball programs in attendance, averaging 1,994 per home game. [9] In 2014, the Wolfpack ranked 45th in attendance, averaging 1,344 per home game. [10]

The student section of the grandstands along the third base line is known as Avent's Army. It is named for NC State baseball coach Elliott Avent. [11]

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  3. ↑ "Central Campus Precinct Map". NCSU. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
  4. ↑ "North Carolina Rides Six-Run Eighth Inning To 9–3 Win Over NC State". GoPack.com. NC State University Athletics. April 28, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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  6. ↑ "Riddick Stadium". NCSU.edu. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Raleigh RedWolves Roster". CoastalPlain.com. Coastal Plain League. Archived from the original on January 9, 1998. Retrieved December 29, 2022. Home Field: Doak Field
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  10. ↑ "2014 Division I Baseball Attendance" (PDF). sportswriters.net. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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