Harmon Stadium

Dusty Rhodes Field at Harmon Stadium, generally known as Harmon Stadium, is the baseball stadium at the University of North Florida (UNF), and the home field of the North Florida Ospreys baseball team. It is located on the university's campus in Jacksonville, Florida, near the softball complex and aquatic center. It opened in 1988 and has a seating capacity of 1,250. The stadium is named for Doug and Linda Harmon for their contributions to constructions costs,[1] while the field is named after UNF's first baseball coach, Dusty Rhodes.[2][3]

Harmon Stadium
LocationJacksonville, Florida, United States
Coordinates30.274505°N 81.508759°W / 30.274505; -81.508759
OwnerUniversity of North Florida
Capacity1,250
Field sizeLeft Field - 325 ft (99.1 m)
Left-Center - 365 ft (111.3 m)
Center Field - 400 ft (121.9 m)
Right-Center - 365 ft (111.3 m)
Right Field - 325 ft (99.1 m)
SurfaceGrass
Opened1988
Tenants
North Florida Ospreys baseball (NCAA)
The Ospreys at home versus UNC Wilmington in 2016.

Features

The "James J. Patton Osprey Nest" is an enclosed seating area for 100 people with kitchen facilities, restrooms, and the Osprey Baseball "Wall of Fame". The "Dusty Rhodes Batting Facility" is a covered training facility with hitting cages, pitching machines, and several indoor pitching mounds.

See also

References
  1. "Dusty Rhodes Field at Harmon Stadium".
  2. "University of North Florida Athletics - UNF Athletics Department To Name Baseball Field After Legendary Coach Dusty Rhodes". www.unfospreys.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-17.
  3. http://jacksonville.com/sports/college/north_florida_ospreys/2010-02-19/story/coach_dusty_rhodes_optimistic_entering_final__0


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