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{{Short description|Baseball stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA}}
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| name                   = Ray Fisher Stadium
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| fullname               = Wilpon Baseball and Softball Complex: Ray Fisher Stadium
| former names           = Ferry Field (1923–1948)<br>Ray Fisher Stadium (1949–2008)
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| caption                = Ray Fisher Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan
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| address                = 1114 South State Street
| location               = [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]]
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| type                   = Stadium
| genre                  = [[Baseball]]
| broke_ground           = 1921
| built                  = 1921–1923
| opened                 = {{Start date|1923|4|21}}
| renovated              = 2008, 2015
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| owner                  = [[University of Michigan]]
| operator               = University of Michigan
| surface                = [[FieldTurf]]
| scoreboard             = Electronic
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| architect              = FGM Architects and [[Populous (company)|Populous]]
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| capacity               = 4,000
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| tenants                = [[Michigan Wolverines baseball]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]) (1923–present)
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| website                = {{URL|https://mgoblue.com/sports/2017/6/16/facilities-ray-fisher-stadium-html.aspx}}
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'''Ray Fisher Stadium''' is a [[baseball]] [[stadium]] in [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]].  It is the home field of the [[University of Michigan]] [[Michigan Wolverines|Wolverines]] [[Michigan Wolverines baseball|college baseball team]].

The stadium holds 4,000 people and opened in 1923.  Ray Fisher Stadium received extensive renovations and was reopened as part of the University's Wilpon Baseball and Softball Complex in 2008.  The stadium's location was formerly known as Ferry Field prior to its dedication on May 23, 1970 as Ray Fisher Stadium. It is named for former Michigan baseball coach [[Ray Fisher (baseball)|Ray Fisher]] who coached the University's baseball teams from 1921 through 1958.<ref name="facil">[http://www.mgoblue.com/facilities/ray-fisher-stadium.html Wilpon Baseball and Softball Complex: Ray Fisher Stadium] at mgoblue.com, URL accessed October 24, 2009. [https://archive.today/20130128161434/http://www.mgoblue.com/facilities/ray-fisher-stadium.html Archived] October 24, 2009</ref><ref>''Ann Arbor News'' May 22, 1970</ref>

In 2010, the Wolverines ranked 44th among [[List of NCAA Division I baseball programs|Division I baseball programs]] in attendance, averaging 1,278 per home game, while the stadium holds 2,800 people.<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/?#more-32566|url-status= live|archive-date=May 27, 2011}}</ref>

The stadium has hosted ten [[Big Ten Conference baseball tournament]]s, in 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1997, 2006, 2007 and 2008.  Michigan won the tournament on its home field in [[1981 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament|1981]], [[1983 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament|1983]], [[1987 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament|1987]], [[2006 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament|2006]], and [[2008 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament|2008]].<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|url-status=dead|page=107}}</ref>
Jason DeMink the head Groundskeeper

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180px">
File:Iowa vs. Michigan baseball 2013 29 (Ray Fisher Stadium).jpg|Ray Fisher Stadium viewed from right field
File:Iowa vs. Michigan baseball 2013 04 (Ray Fisher Stadium).jpg|Seating behind home plate
File:Ray Fisher Stadium scoreboard University of Michigan Ann Arbor.JPG|Ray Fisher Stadium scoreboard
File:University of Michigan August 2013 278 (Ray Fisher Stadium).jpg|Exterior of Ray Fisher Stadium
</gallery>

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

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Ray Fisher Stadium}}
*[http://www.mgoblue.com/facilities/ray-fisher-stadium.html Official Ray Fisher Stadium information page]
*[http://www.stadiumjourney.com/stadiums/ray-fisher-stadium-s1132/ Ray Fisher Stadium at Stadium Journey]

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[[Category:College baseball venues in Michigan]]
[[Category:Michigan Wolverines baseball]]
[[Category:Michigan Wolverines sports venues]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1923]]
[[Category:University of Michigan campus]]
[[Category:1923 establishments in Michigan]]


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