Kennedy Center Field
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| Location | 5800 Ohio River Road Huntington, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°27′5.5″N 82°18′52.4″W / 38.451528°N 82.314556°W |
| Owner | YMCA |
| Operator | YMCA |
| Capacity | 525 |
| Field size | Left Field: 310 ft Center Field: 390 ft Right Field: 310 ft |
| Surface | AstroTurf |
| Tenants | |
| Marshall Thundering Herd (NCAA) (2014–2023) | |
Kennedy Center Field is a community baseball field at the Kennedy Center YMCA recreation camp on West Virginia Route 2 about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Huntington, West Virginia. The field was previously used by the Marshall University baseball team through the 2023 season until the opening of Jack Cook Field. The field had almost no provisions for spectators, and limited locker rooms. In 2014, the university funded an upgrade with some spectator facilities and an artificial turf infield, but the field remains unlighted. The upgrades were accompanied with a five-year lease from the school. Because of its inadequacies, Marshall played all conference home games at GoMart Ballpark in Charleston, 40 miles (64 km) from campus. For the 2019 season, the university funded further upgrades which allowed all its games to be played at the venue.
Because the facility lies outside the city's floodwall and is on the banks of the Ohio River, games are often cancelled or moved to an assortment of alternative fields. In particular, Marshall often played home games at Linda K. Epling Stadium in Beckley, which is 110 miles (180 km) from campus.
The facility is named for Daniel Kennedy of Huntington, WV.
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