Louis Guisto Field | |
Location: | De La Salle Drive and Saint Mary's Parkway, Moraga, CA, USA |
Coordinates: | 37.8415°N -122.112°W |
Built: | 2011–12 |
Opened: | February 17, 2012 |
Owner: | Saint Mary's College of California |
Operator: | Saint Mary's College of California |
Surface: | Natural grass |
Scoreboard: | Electronic |
Capacity: | 1,100 |
Dimensions: | 330 feet (Left field) 375 feet (LCF) 400 feet (Center field) 375 feet (RCF) 330 feet (Right field) |
Tenants: | Saint Mary's Gaels baseball (2012–present) |
Louis Guisto Field is a baseball venue in Moraga, California, USA. It is home to the Saint Mary's Gaels baseball team of the NCAA Division I West Coast Conference. Opened in 2012, the venue replaced the old Louis Guisto Field (the location of which was behind the third base line of the new facility)[1] as the home of Saint Mary's baseball. Like the old facility, it is named for former Saint Mary's baseball player and coach Louis Guisto.[2] The field opened on February 17, 2012, when Saint Mary's defeated Southern Utah 2–1 in front of 1,100 fans.[3] Former Major League pitcher Tom Candiotti (Saint Mary's Class of 1979) threw out the honorary first pitch.[4]
Following the 2012 season, construction on the facility will enter its second phase. During this period, a grandstand with a capacity of 1,500 spectators will be added.[5] The old facility will be razed, and a building housing a swimming pool, team offices, and training rooms will be built in its place.