Baker Stadium
Encyclopedia
Baker Stadium and Peyton Field is a 3,500-seat stadium located on the campus of the University of Puget Sound
in the North End of Tacoma, Washington
.
The stadium was built in 1964 with a grant from prominent Tacoma businessman John S. Baker. It is home to Logger football
, soccer, track and field
, cross country
, and lacrosse
. The stadium is named after former Puget Sound alumni Joe Peyton who was a long-time coach and faculty member.
The stadium has covered seating of 3000 and uncovered seating of 500.
University of Puget Sound
The University of Puget Sound is a private liberal arts college located in the North End of Tacoma, Washington, in the United States...
in the North End of Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...
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The stadium was built in 1964 with a grant from prominent Tacoma businessman John S. Baker. It is home to Logger football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, soccer, track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
, cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, and lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
. The stadium is named after former Puget Sound alumni Joe Peyton who was a long-time coach and faculty member.
The stadium has covered seating of 3000 and uncovered seating of 500.