Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium

Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium
	Shipley Field, as viewed from Byrd Stadium, October 2013
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	Interactive map of Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium
Full name	Shipley Field at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium
Former names	Shipley Field (1956–2009)
Address	4122 Fieldhouse Drive; College Park, Maryland
Coordinates	38°59′21″N 76°56′39″W / 38.98917°N 76.94417°W
Owner	University of Maryland, College Park
Operator	University of Maryland, College Park
Capacity	2,500
Type	Stadium
Event	Baseball
Surface	FieldTurf
Scoreboard	Digital
Field size	LF: 320 ft (97.5 m); CF: 385 ft (117.3 m); RF: 325 ft (99.1 m);
Construction
Built	1953–54
Opened	April 3, 1954
Renovated	2004, 2015
Cost	$40,000 (1954); $150,000 (2004)
Tenants
	Maryland Terrapins baseball (NCAA) 1954–present; Bowie Baysox (EL) 1994; College Park Bombers (CRSCBL) 2009;
Website
	Official website

Shipley Field at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium is a baseball stadium in College Park, Maryland. It has served as the home field of the Maryland Terrapins baseball team at the University of Maryland since 1954. Shipley Field was formerly the home of the College Park Bombers of the Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate Baseball League,^[1] and was also used as a baseball venue by the Bowie Baysox during the 1994 season.^[2] The major league Washington Senators held a practice at Shipley Field on April 8, 1968, when their Opening Day game was postponed in the aftermath of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.^[3]

The stadium holds 2,500 people and opened on April 3, 1954.^[4] It was dedicated as Shipley Field to former Maryland baseball coach Burton Shipley on March 28, 1956.^[4] On May 8, 2010, it was re-dedicated as Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium.^[4]

In 2004, a new artificial turf replaced an older turf installation in the stadium's infield, and improvements were made to the under field drainage system.^[5] After the 2015 season, the artificial turf infield and bermuda grass outfield were replaced with a FieldTurf surface; new drainage was installed underneath; a home team closed off bullpen was created in left field foul territory; both bullpens received FieldTurf surfaces; and the outfield wall was moved father out.^[4]

Between the 2026 and 2027 baseball seasons, the ballpark's dimensions will be adjusted in an effort to help Maryland's pitchers. The center field fence will be moved back 32 feet, from 385 feet to 417 feet. The 325-foot right-field fence will be moved back, while the 320-foot left-field wall will be shortened, but those new distances have not been announced.^[6]

References

↑ "Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate Baseball League Ballparks". ripkenscollegebaseball.org. Archived from the original on February 27, 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
↑ Baker, Kent (February 24, 1994). "Baysox eye home away from home". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021.
↑ Allen, Scott (March 29, 2018). "Fifty years ago, Nats' Opening Day was postponed after assassination of Martin Luther King Jr". D.C. Sports Bog. The Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
1 2 3 4 "Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium". University of Maryland Athletics. University of Maryland. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
↑ "Colleges & Universities - University of Maryland; College Park, Maryland". Lloyd Civil & Sports Engineering. Archived from the original on August 31, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
↑ Lyons, Taylor (May 18, 2026). "Maryland baseball to change home ballpark's outfield dimensions". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Yahoo Sports.

External links

"Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium". University of Maryland Athletics.

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[1] "Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate Baseball League Ballparks". ripkenscollegebaseball.org. Archived from the original on February 27, 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2009.

[2] Baker, Kent (February 24, 1994). "Baysox eye home away from home". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021.

[3] Allen, Scott (March 29, 2018). "Fifty years ago, Nats' Opening Day was postponed after assassination of Martin Luther King Jr". D.C. Sports Bog. The Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2018.

[umterps180618-4] 1 2 3 4 "Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium". University of Maryland Athletics. University of Maryland. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2020.

[5] "Colleges & Universities - University of Maryland; College Park, Maryland". Lloyd Civil & Sports Engineering. Archived from the original on August 31, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2013.

[6] Lyons, Taylor (May 18, 2026). "Maryland baseball to change home ballpark's outfield dimensions". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 19, 2026 – via Yahoo Sports.

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v t e Maryland Terrapins baseball
Venue	Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium (1952–present)
People	Notable players
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

v t e NCAA Division I college baseball venues in Maryland
AEC	The Baseball Factory Field at UMBC (UMBC)
Big Ten	Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium (Maryland)
CAA	John B. Schuerholz Park (Towson)
MAAC	Straw Family Stadium (Mount St. Mary's)
NEC	Joe Cannon Stadium (Coppin State) Hawk Stadium (Maryland Eastern Shore)
Patriot	Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium (Navy)

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