Hawks Field
Haymarket Park is the home field of the Lincoln Saltdogs and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. It seats about 4,500 people; an additional 4,000 people can sit on berms along the outfield walls. In 2012, the Cornhuskers ranked 13th in among Division I baseball programs in attendance, averaging 3,760 per game.
| 10 Largest Huskers Crowds | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Attendance | Opponnent | Date | |
| 1 | 8,757 | Texas A&M | April 14, 2006 |
| 2 | 8,711 | Miami | June 11, 2005 |
| 3 | 8,708 | Texas A&M | May 9, 2008 |
| 4 | 8,697 | Kansas | April 19, 2008 |
| 5 | 8,662 | Creighton | June 4, 2005 |
| 6 | 8,656 | Texas | April 21, 2007 |
| 7 | 8,646 | UC Irvine | May 31, 2008 |
| 8 | 8,613 | Oklahoma | May 21, 2006 |
| 9 | 8,569 | Richmond | Jun 9, 2002 |
| 10 | 8,485 | Texas | April 8, 2005 |
Hawks Field is named for one of the primary donor families that contributed to the construction of the baseball stadium. It has a playground down the right field line. Hawks field is the first collegiate venue to use the SubAir system, which can heat and cool the field year round. For the Saltdogs, it's been selected as the "Best Playing Field" in each of its eight years of existence (Northern League award, 2001-2005; American Association award, 2006-2008). In November 2007, Hawks Field won the Baseball Field of the Year Award in the College/University division by the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) for the second time. The field earned its first honor in 2003 and is the only college park in the country to be a two-time winner.
The stadium replaced Buck Belzer Stadium, the Cornhuskers' on-campus baseball field.
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