Parsons Field

Parsons Field
Capacity	7,000
Tenants
	Northeastern Huskies (NCAA)

Parsons Field is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Brookline, Massachusetts. It is home to the Northeastern University baseball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's rugby as well as the Brookline High School Warriors football team. Additionally, the stadium was the home of the Northeastern Huskies football team until it was disbanded following the 2009 season. The capacity for baseball is 3,000. The facility opened in 1933.

Originally a public playground, Northeastern purchased the field (then known as Kent Street Field) from the YMCA's Huntington Prep School in 1930. In 1969, the University dedicated it to Edward S. Parsons, a former athlete, coach, and athletics director for the Huskies. The baseball diamond was named as the Friedman Diamond in 1988. In 1994, it hosted the America East Conference baseball tournament.^[1]

In its original configuration, the baseball diamond was situated in the current east end zone. Houses in left and center field were well within reach of hitters.

Northeastern added artificial turf to Parsons Field in 1972. At that time, the baseball diamond was relocated to its current position in the southern corner of the property, and the distances to the left and center field fences became 330 feet and 400 feet, respectively.

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^ "Baseball Record Book" (PDF). America East. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2012.

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Parsons Field

42°20′13″N 71°6′50″W / 42.33694°N 71.11389°W / 42.33694; -71.11389

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[tourney-1] "Baseball Record Book" (PDF). America East. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2012.

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v t e Northeastern University
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Main campus	Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex Huntington Avenue Grounds
Network campuses	Mills College at Northeastern University Northeastern University – London Roux Institute
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Athletics	Northeastern Huskies (Varsity: Baseball Men's ice hockey Women's ice hockey Men's basketball Men's soccer Women's soccer Women's swimming and diving Football; Club: Rugby Alpine ski Colonial Athletic Association Hockey East Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges Matthews Arena Cabot Center Parsons Field Friedman Diamond Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center Beanpot Paws
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Category Commons

v t e Northeastern Huskies football
Venues	Kent Street Field / Parsons Field (1933–2009)
Culture & lore	Paws (mascot)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

v t e NCAA Division I college baseball venues in Massachusetts
America East	Edward A. LeLacheur Park (UMass Lowell)
A-10	Earl Lorden Field (UMass)
ACC	Eddie Pellagrini Diamond (Boston College)
CAA	Parsons Field/Friedman Diamond (Northeastern)
Ivy	Joseph J. O'Donnell Field (Harvard)
NEC	Lou Gorman Field (Stonehill)
Patriot	Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field (Holy Cross)

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