The Naimoli Family Baseball Complex is a baseball venue in Teaneck, New Jersey. It is home to the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights baseball team of the NCAA Division I Northeast Conference.[1] The facility is named for the family of Vince Naimoli, a Fairleigh Dickinson alumnus. Built in 2011, the facility has a capacity of 500 spectators.[2]
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| Location | New Jersey Route 4 and River Road Teaneck, New Jersey, USA |
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| Coordinates | 40°54′04″N 74°01′41″W / 40.901102°N 74.028097°W |
| Owner | Fairleigh Dickinson University |
| Operator | Fairleigh Dickinson University |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Field size | 321 ft. (LF) 375 ft. (LCF) 370 ft. (CF) 360 ft. (RCF) 321 ft. (RF)[1] |
| Surface | FieldTurf |
| Scoreboard | Electronic |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2011 |
| Opened | April 8, 2011 |
| Tenants | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson Knights baseball (NCAA DI NEC) (2011-present)
Heschel Heat (Yeshiva League Western Division) (2011-Present) | |
History
editThe field was built prior to the 2011 season. In 2007, its namesake, Vince Naimoli, donated $1 million for the facility's construction. Naimoli graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson in 1964 and was the first principal owner of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[3]
The complex hosted its first game on April 8, 2011, in which Fairleigh Dickinson lost to Long Island 3–1.[4][5] The field was not completed until partway through the season, and the team hosted games at a variety of venues during the first part of the 2011 season.[6][7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Naimoli Family Baseball Complex". FDUKnights.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "Vincent J. Naimoli, MBA '64". FDU.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-01-07. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ Rowe, John (4 October 2011). "Naimoli Funds FDU's New Baseball Complex". NorthJersey.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "Baseball Set to Open Brand-New Naimoli Family Baseball Complex on Friday to Start a Four-Game NEC Series Versus Long Island". FDUKnights.com. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "Long Island 3, Fairleigh Dickinson 1". FDUKnights.com. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "Baseball's Scheduled Home Series Versus Quinnipiac Moved to Bergen Community College". FDUKnights.com. 17 March 2011. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "Baseball to Host Siena This Weekend at Long Island University". FDUKnights.com. 11 March 2011. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2012.