Baseball Field

Baseball Field


Griffon baseball call the state-of-the art Spring Sports Complex home. The facility, which was completed in March 2011, was built at a cost of $7 million. The complex features great facilities as well as excellent lighting, sound and top-of-the line scoreboards.

Griffon Baseball Field has a seating capacity of 500 fans with plenty of standing areas for overflow crowds. The playing surface is unique in that it features an entirely artificial turf infield and a natural grass outfield. Both dugouts are are lighted and heated for cold weather games. The bullpens are located outside of play down the left field and right field lines. Field dimensions are 330 feet down the lines, 381 to the power alleys and 400 feet to center field. Prior to the 2011 season, Griffon baseball had played all games at St. Joseph's Phil Welch Stadium.

Ballpark Firsts
First Game - March 17, 2011 - Griffons vs. Central Missouri 
First Pitch - Oliver Kadey - 3/17/11 vs. Central Missouri
First Griffon Hit - Jason Solma - 3/17/11 vs. Central Missouri
First Griffon Double - Issac Rome - 3/1711 vs. Central Missouri
First Griffon Triple - Jason Solma - 3/17/11 vs. Central MissouriFirst Griffon Home Run - Issac Rome - 3/17/11 vs. Central Missouri
First Griffon RBI - Ian Atkinson - 3/17/11 vs. Central Missouri
First Griffon Run Scored - Jason Solma - 3/17/11 vs. Central Missouri
First Griffon Win By A Pitcher - Brandon Simmons - 3/18/11 vs. Central Missouri
Opening Day Attendance - 131
Largest 2011 Home Crowd - 402 vs. Northwest Missouri State - 4/2/11
Prior to the 2011 season, Griffon Baseball called Phil Welch Stadium home since the program's inception in 1970.