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{{Short description|Baseball stadium in Columbus, Ohio, United States}}
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{{Infobox stadium
| stadium_name      = Bill Davis Stadium
| nickname          = 
| image             = Bill Davis Stadium.JPG
| image_size        = 300px
| location          = 650 Borror Drive<br/>[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], [[Ohio]] 43210
| mapframe-marker   = baseball
| broke_ground      = 
| opened            = First game: March 14, 1997<ref name='official' /><br/>Official dedication: May 2, 1997<ref name="dispatch">{{cite news |author = Rusty Miller |title = New home of OSU baseball almost ready |publisher = Columbus Dispatch |page = Sports |date = February 25, 1997 <!-- |access-date = June 16, 2006-->}}</ref>
| closed            = 
| demolished        = 
| owner             = [[Ohio State Buckeyes|Ohio State University Department of Athletics]]
| operator          = Ohio State University Department of Athletics
| surface           = AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D<ref name='quick facts'>{{cite web| url = http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/osu/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/quick-facts.pdf| title = 2006 Ohio State Baseball Quick Facts| access-date = 2011-08-18| publisher = Ohio State University Department of Athletics| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927183123/http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/osu/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/quick-facts.pdf
| archive-date      = September 27, 2007}}</ref>
| architect         = NBBJ Sports and Entertainment<ref name="dispatch"/>
| record_attendance = 5,360, vs. Minn., May 18, 2002<ref name='official'>{{cite web | url = http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/facilities/bill-davis-stadium.html | title = OhioStateBuckeyes.com – The official athletic site of the Ohio State University – Facilities | access-date = 2011-08-18 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111010104350/http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/facilities/bill-davis-stadium.html | archive-date = October 10, 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
| tenants           = [[Ohio State Buckeyes baseball]] (1997–present)<ref name="quick facts"/>
| construction_cost = [[United States dollar|$]]4.7 million
| former_names      = 
| seating_capacity  = 4,450<ref name="quick facts"/>
| dimensions        = Left Field – {{convert|330|ft|abbr=on}}<br/> Left-Center – {{convert|370|ft|abbr=on}} <br/> Center Field – {{convert|400|ft|abbr=on}} <br/> Right-Center – {{convert|370|ft|abbr=on}} <br/> Right Field – {{convert|330|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="quick facts"/> <br/> Fence Height – {{convert|8|ft|abbr=on}}
| coordinates       = {{Coord|40|00|34|N|83|01|37|W|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:landmark_region:US-OH}}
| publictransit     = {{bus icon}} {{rint|COTA}} {{COTA link|1}}

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'''Bill Davis Stadium''' is a [[baseball]] venue located in [[Columbus, Ohio]], United States.  The stadium is home to the [[Ohio State Buckeyes baseball]] team of the [[Big Ten Conference]] and is named for William C. "Bill" Davis, a businessman and Ohio State [[alumnus]].

The stadium has a capacity of 4,450<ref name="quick facts"/> and had a record attendance of 5,360, versus the [[Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball]] team on May 18, 2002.<ref name='official'/> In 2010, the Buckeyes ranked 46th among [[List of NCAA Division I baseball programs|Division I baseball programs]] in attendance, averaging 1,235 per home game.<ref name="10att">{{cite web|url=http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2011/01/06/2010-ncaa-baseball-attendance-leaders/#more-32566 |title=2010 NCAA Baseball Attendance Leaders |author=Brian Foley |date=January 6, 2011 |access-date=February 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527100608/http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2011/01/06/2010-ncaa-baseball-attendance-leaders/ |archive-date=May 27, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref>

The venue hosted the [[Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament|Big Ten Tournament]] in 1999, 2001, and 2010.<ref name=bigtenrb2012>{{cite web |title=2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/genrel/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/B1GRecords11-12BASE.pdf |access-date=June 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602070019/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/genrel/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/B1GRecords11-12BASE.pdf |archive-date=June 2, 2012 |page=107 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

In 2011, a $500,000 donation from former Buckeye and MLB All-Star/World Series Champion [[Nick Swisher]] saw artificial turf installed and the playing field named in his honor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bill Davis Stadium - Nick Swisher Field |url=https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-basebl/facilities/bill-davis-stadium/ |website=Ohio State Buckeyes |publisher=Ohio State University Athletics |access-date=10 May 2023}}</ref> The official name of the Buckeyes' home is "Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium."<ref>[http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ohio-state-honors-nick-swisher-with-field-dedication OSU honors Nick Swisher with field dedication - Ohio State Buckeyes.com]</ref>

In 2012, college baseball writer Eric Sorenson ranked the stadium as the most underrated venue in Division I baseball.<ref name="stad ranks">{{cite web |last=Sorenson |first=Eric |title=Distiller's Dozen – The "Hey, Nice Stadium" Edition |url=http://blogs.eastonbaseball.com/collegebaseballtoday/2012/10/05/distillers-dozen-the-hey-nice-stadium-edition/ |work=CollegeBaseballToday.com |access-date=December 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129065915/http://blogs.eastonbaseball.com/collegebaseballtoday/2012/10/05/distillers-dozen-the-hey-nice-stadium-edition/ |archive-date=November 29, 2012 |date=October 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of NCAA Division I baseball venues]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111010104350/http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/facilities/bill-davis-stadium.html Bill Davis Stadium]

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