University of North Carolina Wilmington

Table of Contents

Locations

  1. Athletics & Recreation

    1. Brooks Field

      Current usage:
      • Seating Capacity 3,000
      • Three-story press box
      Historical Info:
       
      Brooks Field is a top-flight baseball facility that will continue as the site of the CAA Baseball Championships in 2010 and 2011. Brooks Field hosted the postseason championship since 2004.

      Brooks Field is named in honor of Mr. William J. ("Bill") Brooks. In 1951, Brooks began working at Wilmington College, serving as its first Athletic Director, head baseball coach, head basketball coach, and chair of the health and physical education department. Coach Brooks was athletic director from 1951-1991. In 1991, he was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in Raleigh.