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{{Short description|Stadium in Brookline, Massachusetts, US}}
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| fullname = Parsons Field and Friedman Diamond
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* '''[[Northeastern Huskies]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]) teams:'''
* [[Northeastern Huskies baseball|baseball]]
* [[Northeastern Huskies men's soccer|men's]] and [[Northeastern Huskies women's soccer|women's]] soccer
* men's and women's [[lacrosse]]
* [[Northeastern University Rugby Club|men's]] and women's [[rugby union|rugby]]
* '''High school teams'''
* [[Brookline High School]] Warriors 
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'''Parsons Field and Friedman Diamond''' is a 7,000-seat [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Brookline, Massachusetts]]. It is home to the [[Northeastern University]] [[baseball]], [[Northeastern Huskies men's soccer|men's]] and [[Northeastern Huskies women's soccer|women's]] [[college soccer|soccer]], men's and women's [[lacrosse]], men's and women's [[rugby union|rugby]], as well as the [[Brookline High School]] Warriors [[American football|football]] team. Additionally, the stadium was the home of the [[Northeastern Huskies football|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]].<ref name=tourney>{{cite web|title=Baseball Record Book|url=http://www.americaeast.com/fls/14000/records/base.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=14000|work=America East|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527033410/http://www.americaeast.com/fls/14000/records/base.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=14000|archive-date=May 27, 2012|page=12|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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.

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

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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