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Brazell Stadium (Baseball)
Brazell Stadium is home to the GCU Antelopes baseball
team. It has an intimate feel and is much like
a small town baseball stadium. The dugouts are covered
and the stadium features a batter’s eye in
center field. The left field wall is over 30
feet high and resembles the Green Monster at Fenway
Park in Boston, MA. The stadium holds 1,500
people and the dimensions are:
320'-Left Field Line
328'-Right Field Line
390'-Left Center Alley
380'-Right Center Alley
The Salmon Clubhouse
The Tim Salmon Baseball Clubhouse was built by prominent
baseball alumnus, Tim Salmon. Salmon enjoyed
an illustrious Major League Baseball career starting
when he was the 1993 American League Rookie of the
Year for the California Angels. He then went
on to win the 2002 World Series in seven games against
the San Francisco Giants. Tim recently received
an honorary doctorate from GCU in 2006, prior to
his retirement from baseball at the end of that same
season.
Antelope Gymnasium
The Antelope Gymnasium is home to the majority of
the sports teams at Grand Canyon University. The
Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams play
their home games in the gym. In addition to
basketball, Wrestling and Volleyball have their home
matches in the gym as well. The gym is equipped
for 2,000 people to attend events that are held.
The Antelope Gymnasium is only ten years old, so
it is a modern gym equipped with new wall mats and
state of the art backboards. Many athletics
staff has their offices in the “old gym” right
next to the new Antelope Gymnasium. With the
cozy feel of the gym, a packed house makes the ‘Lopes
feel like they have a true home court advantage and
in basketball, a “6th Man”.
Soccer Field
The GCU Soccer Field is home to the Men’s
and Women’s Soccer teams, as well Lacrosse,
which is being added in the Fall of 2007. The
soccer field has seen its share of big events, since
that is where GCU won its 1996 Men’s NCAA Division
II Soccer National Championship. Many professional
teams also practice on the field and recently, two
Major League Soccer games were hosted on the field. The
complex can hold 1,000 people.
Lacrosse is going to be an exciting sport at Grand
Canyon since it will be the only NCAA sanctioned
Lacrosse program in Arizona. The field just
kicked off lacrosse by holding the Arizona High School
All-Star Competition on May 4, 2007. Look
for Lacrosse to be an up and coming sport at GCU
in the near future.
Stapleton-Pierson Field
The softball complex is called Stapleton-Pierson
Field after GCU head baseball coach, Dave Stapleton,
and current Florida Marlins Field Coordinator, John
Pierson. The field was built by those two men
and opened for competition four years ago. The
stadium holds 500 people and has a beautiful view
of GCU’s dormitory complex, Hegel Hall.
Tennis Courts
In the Future
Look for more exciting additions in the future. Including:
- Swimming Complex
- Wrestling Room
- Much more…
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