WASHINGTON FIELD

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Washington Field is the home of Tuskegee Baseball. The facility was named after James B. Washington, the brother of President Booker T. Washington in 1890. James Washington was affectionately referred to as "the Father of Athletics at Tuskegee." He organized the first baseball team in 1892. The baseball team played at Washington Field until it was deemed unplayable in 2012, when the program moved their games to Paterson Field in Montgomery.

In 2016, the Tuskegee Athletic Department and the baseball program began to address upgrades needed to the facility by starting the Washington Field Renovation Project. The project raised upwards of $200,000 and was slated to include six phases of renovations. Updates included renovations to the batting cages, dugouts, bullpens, and both first and third baseline fencing. Renovations also included newly installed infield irrigation and drainage systems, restored infield topsoil and sod, reconstructed pitching mound and home plate, along with a new chain link/netting backstop system. Final touches included the Atlanta Braves gifting a full weather protectant field tarp, a 2020 John Deere Gator for field upkeep, and a brand-new LED scoreboard from Coca-Cola United.

The Tuskegee University baseball program returned home to the facility after nine years of hosting home games in Montgomery as they hosted LeMoyne-Owen College on campus on Saturday, March 21, 2020. The dedication for the renovated Washington Field will took place before the first pitch to start the game.  
 
Washington Field features field dimensions of (L-R) 320, 354, 405, 367, 346 feet.