About Centennial Field

Home of the Vermont Lake Monsters

Location

Located on the University of Vermont campus, Centennial Field officially opened on April 17, 1906 with UVM's victory over the University of Maine. The park is one of the oldest still in use in professional baseball. It was part of the sports complex constructed as part of the UVM Centennial celebration. The current concrete and steel main grandstand was erected in 1922, to replace the original wooden bleachers which had burned in 1913. The modern comforts, like concession stands and rest rooms were added in 1995.

Seating Capacity: 4,415
Dimensions: Left Field 330 ft, Center Field 405 ft, Right Field 325 ft

Notable Former Players:

Geoff Blum	Orlando Cabrera
Jason Bay	Jorge Julio (Vermont Expos)
Danny Espinosa	Derek Norris
John Lannan	Jordan Zimmerman (Lake Monsters)
Ray Collins	Larry Gardner
Ralph LaPointe	Kirk McCaskill (UVM)

Both UVM and Vermont Expos:

Brady Frost

Ethan Barlow

Jerry Lynde

Jeff Dixon

Notable Vermont Reds/Mariners:

Barry Larkin	Lloyd McClendon
Paul O'Neill	Chris Sabo
Jeff Treadway (Reds)	Ken Griffey Jr.
Omar Vizquel (Mariners

Ballpark Updates

The Lake Monsters added a brand new 27-foot by 16-foot video board and new scoreboard in left field, provided by Total Sports Entertainment out of LaCrosse, WI, for the start of the 2012 season.

Also for the 2012 season, each of the light towers were taken down and replaced by new light towers with new wiring, fixtures and energy efficient lights as part of "Musco Green" technology.

The Lake Monsters have also renovated both the home and visiting clubhouses over the past couple of years, while the Centennial infield underwent a total renovation including regrading and resurfacing.

The Lake Monsters will be introducing the Dugout Deck for the 2019 season. This new seating area will be field level along the outside of the first and third base dugouts.

Other Events at Centennial Field

Centennial Field is also home to:

- High School regular-season and championship games

- American Legion and Babe Ruth games

While Centennial also was the home for the Double-A Vermont Reds (1984-87) and Vermont Mariners (1988)