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Peace College gave new life to the athletics
program by adding fastpitch softball in the
fall of 1998. Giant's field, located in the
back corner of campus, lay dormant after the
slow pitch team disbanded in 1987.
The college community partnered
with Wachovia Bank to raise the funds for
this new fastpitch softball showcase. Construction
on outfield fencing and infield terrain began
fall of 1999 to ready the home field in time
for the 2000 spring season.
The facility includes a
field house with locker rooms, restrooms,
an equipment room and coach’s office.
Enclosed dugouts with a scorer’s booth
highlight the first and third baseline. Spectator
seating brings our fans up close under the
generous shade of tall oak trees.
The field dimensions are
a right hitter's dream with a short left field
(190 feet) but balloons out to 215 feet in
the middle. Our 12 feet right field wall is
the signature feature of the field as our
own Green Monster running down the
sideline. A state of the art sprinkler system
feeds the Bermuda grass outfield. The batting
cage and bullpen highlight the area beyond
center field.
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