Walt Driggers Field

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Walt Driggers Field

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When McMurry University brought the baseball program back in 1996 after a 47-year absence, the program received a jumpstart, when by the generous donation of Walt Driggers, the construction of one of the premier NCAA Division III baseball facilities was made possible.

This historic facility seats about 1,000 fans and gives spectators an excellent overhead view of the action. Additionally, this unique facility includes a bottom-level press box with two private broadcasting rooms.The bottom level is also part of the clubhouse, which includes a lounge area, coaches offices, bathrooms, an athletic training room and the team's locker room. In addition to the spacious bullpen areas on each side is both an indoor hitting tunnel and an outdoor batting cage for both McMurry Baseball and McMurry Softball to use.

McMurry played its first baseball game at Walt Driggers Field Feb. 12, 1997 in a 7-3 win over Wayland Baptist. The school officially dedicated the field before a home contest against Lubbock Christian University. Walt Driggers is the uncle of former McMurry head coach Lee Driggers and resides in Altamonte Springs, Fla.

Since its opening, the field has hosted two NCAA West Region Tournaments, and was selected as the site for the 2011 West Region Baseball Tournament. The Abilene Baseball Classic that involves McMurry and Hardin-Simmons as the host schools plays yearly at Driggers Field and Hunter Field at HSU. In 2006, Marietta College, the eventual national champions, participated in the tournament.

The facility is located just east of McMurry's campus across the street from the Ryan Fine Arts Center. The field features a ground-level press box, a VIP lounge, two soundproof radio booths, indoor and outdoor batting cages, offices, training room and locker rooms for both staff and players. Future plans including adding a visitor's dressing room, umpires dressing room and a weight room. In 2007, the field added an LED scoreboard to accompany an interactive message center implemented in 2005. In 2011, the field's fence was replaced for the first time since its inception in 1997.

Driggers Field

The field was designed and built by Anglea Turf Construction Company, which is headed by former Texas Rangers Field superintendent Jim Anglea.

Parking for fans can be found west of the baseball stadium in the Aldersgate Church Parking Lot.

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