Events
Dodd Stadium hosted the 12th and final Double-A All-Star Game on July 10, 2002, in front of a standing-room-only crowd of 8,009. The three AA leagues began holding their own separate All-Star Games starting in 2003, with Dodd Stadium scheduled to host the Eastern League game once again on July 11, 2007. (That game was ultimately canceled in the 3rd inning due to excessive fog.) The facility has also been the site of the New England Collegiate All-Star Game; the Big East Conference Baseball Tournament; several concerts including the Beach Boys, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, and Clint Black/Dwight Yoakam; and a TNA Wrestling event. During the fall of 2006, the stadium was used as the setting for the ESPN miniseries The Bronx Is Burning, based on a Jonathan Mahler book of the same name.
From 2002 to 2004, the stadium hosted the Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament. The event was won by George Washington in 2002, Richmond in 2003, and St. Bonaventure in 2004. It also hosted the 2011 and 2012 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournaments, both won by Sacred Heart.
The Connecticut Huskies baseball team holds some home games at Dodd Stadium, including four in 2012. As part of the 2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, the Huskies hosted an NCAA Regional at Dodd Stadium.
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