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Earl E. Wilson Baseball Stadium at Roger Barnson Field is a baseball stadium located on the northwest corner of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus in Paradise, Nevada. It has been the home field for the UNLV Hustlin' Rebels college baseball team since its opening in 1994. The stadium features 2,500 theater-type seats and 500 bleacher back seats bringing the stadium's capacity to 3,000. The stadium was dedicated on January 29, 1994 in conjunction with a UNLV Alumni game. 2,500 attended the game and grand opening ceremonies. Earl Wilson Stadium has hosted the most Mountain West Conference baseball tournaments with four (2000, 2004, 2006, 2007).

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  • Earl E. Wilson Baseball Stadium at Roger Barnson Field is a baseball stadium located on the northwest corner of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus in Paradise, Nevada. It has been the home field for the UNLV Hustlin' Rebels college baseball team since its opening in 1994. The stadium features 2,500 theater-type seats and 500 bleacher back seats bringing the stadium's capacity to 3,000. The stadium was dedicated on January 29, 1994 in conjunction with a UNLV Alumni game. 2,500 attended the game and grand opening ceremonies. Earl Wilson Stadium has hosted the most Mountain West Conference baseball tournaments with four (2000, 2004, 2006, 2007).
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Dimensions
  • Center Field - 400ft
  • Left Field - 335ft
  • Left-Center Field - 375ft
  • Right Field - 335ft
  • Right-Center Field - 375ft
Nickname
  • Earl Wilson Stadium
broke ground
  • 1993-05-27(xsd:date)
construction cost
  • 1200000.0
stadium name
  • Earl E. Wilson Stadium at Roger Barnson Field
Surface
  • Grass
seating capacity
  • 3000(xsd:integer)
Opened
  • August, 1994
Owner
tenants
  • UNLV Hustlin' Rebels
Location
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  • Earl E. Wilson Baseball Stadium at Roger Barnson Field is a baseball stadium located on the northwest corner of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus in Paradise, Nevada. It has been the home field for the UNLV Hustlin' Rebels college baseball team since its opening in 1994. The stadium features 2,500 theater-type seats and 500 bleacher back seats bringing the stadium's capacity to 3,000. The stadium was dedicated on January 29, 1994 in conjunction with a UNLV Alumni game. 2,500 attended the game and grand opening ceremonies. Earl Wilson Stadium has hosted the most Mountain West Conference baseball tournaments with four (2000, 2004, 2006, 2007). Earl Wilson Stadium sits on the former site of UNLV's original baseball stadium, Hustlin' Rebel Field. Hustlin' Rebel Field opened on April 1, 1973, when the Hustlin' Rebels lost to Southern California 9–2 in front of 1,500 fans. The attendance record at the stadium happened in May 1977 when 5,000 watched the Kenny Rogers Celebrity-News Media Softball Game benefiting the Nevada Special Olympics. In 1980, Hustlin' Rebel Field was renamed Roger Barnson Field in honor of the late UNLV assistant athletic director, Roger Barnson. Barnson, a former pitcher at Arizona State University had lost his life in an automobile accident on March 14, 1980. Earl Wilson Stadium was built with $1.2 million from a $6.5 million gift from the estate of Earl and Hazel Wilson. The $6.5 million gift was the largest single gift ever received by the university, was donated by the late Hazel Wilson on behalf of her late husband, Earl. Earl Wilson was a Las Vegas businessman who was a major stockholder in the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in downtown Las Vegas and had played semi-professional baseball in Oregon.
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