Darden Field is a historic
baseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The goal is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond...
stadiumA modern stadium is a place, or venue, for outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of a field or stage partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.-History of the stadium:The word originates from the Greek word...
that has been home to the
Colorado School of MinesThe Colorado School of Mines is a public teaching and research university devoted to engineering and applied science, with special expertise in the development and stewardship of the Earth's natural resources. Located in the small town of Golden, Colorado, CSM was ranked 77th in America among...
baseball teams since it was constructed in 1937. Featuring fieldstone stands with flagstone benches built into the hillside, the park was originally a Depression-era project of the
Public Works AdministrationThe United States Public Works Administration a New Deal government agency headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L...
. Aside from hosting collegiate baseball, the diamond has also hosted notable visitors including pitcher
Satchel PaigeLeroy Robert "Satchel" Paige was an American baseball player whose pitching in several different Negro Leagues and in Major League Baseball made him a legend in his own lifetime...
. After renovations which substantially modernized the stadium in 2007, the park was renamed Darden Field after the longtime baseball coach Jim Darden (1954-1992).
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Darden Field is a historic
baseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The goal is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond...
stadiumA modern stadium is a place, or venue, for outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of a field or stage partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.-History of the stadium:The word originates from the Greek word...
that has been home to the
Colorado School of MinesThe Colorado School of Mines is a public teaching and research university devoted to engineering and applied science, with special expertise in the development and stewardship of the Earth's natural resources. Located in the small town of Golden, Colorado, CSM was ranked 77th in America among...
baseball teams since it was constructed in 1937. Featuring fieldstone stands with flagstone benches built into the hillside, the park was originally a Depression-era project of the
Public Works AdministrationThe United States Public Works Administration a New Deal government agency headed by Secretary of the Interior Harold L...
. Aside from hosting collegiate baseball, the diamond has also hosted notable visitors including pitcher
Satchel PaigeLeroy Robert "Satchel" Paige was an American baseball player whose pitching in several different Negro Leagues and in Major League Baseball made him a legend in his own lifetime...
. After renovations which substantially modernized the stadium in 2007, the park was renamed Darden Field after the longtime baseball coach Jim Darden (1954-1992).