Beehive Field

Beehive Field
Location	230 John Karbonic Way; New Britain, CT 06051
Coordinates	41°38′54.62″N 72°46′30.76″W / 41.6485056°N 72.7752111°W
Capacity	4,700
Field size	Left field: 325 feet; Center field: 400 feet; Right field: 325 feet
Surface	Grass
Opened	1983
Tenants
	New Britain Red Sox (EL) (1983–1994); Hardware City Rock Cats (EL) (1995); CCSU Blue Devils (NCAA) (2009); Hartford Hawks (NCAA) (prior-2006) ; New Britain Golden Hurricanes baseball and softball (CCC) (19__-present)

Beehive Field is a stadium in New Britain, Connecticut. The ballpark has a capacity of 4,700.^[1] It is primarily used for baseball and was the home of the New Britain Red Sox (Boston Red Sox AA affiliate) from the time of their move to the city in 1983 until moving next door to New Britain Stadium for the 1995 season. The Eastern League All-Star Game was played before 3,106 fans on June 29, 1987, with league-MVP Mark Grace and game-MVP Dwight Smith representing the Pittsfield Cubs.^[2] The Hartford Hawks baseball program used the venue for some home games prior to opening Fiondella Field in 2006.^[3]

As of 2000, Beehive Field was used primarily by New Britain High School baseball and softball teams.^[1]

Notable games

^ ^a ^b "Beehive Field". small-parks.com. 2000. Archived from the original on October 1, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
^ Amore, Dom (June 25, 2013). "Eastern League All-Star Game: The Eastern League All-Star Game will be played In New Britain on July 10". The Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015.
^ Anderson, Woody (April 9, 2005). "Turning for Home: UHart Baseball to Get Own Field". The Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.

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v t e Hartford Yard Goats
Founded in 1973 Based in Hartford, Connecticut
Club	Bristol Red Sox (1973–1982) New Britain Red Sox (1983–1994) Hardware City Rock Cats (1995–1996) New Britain Rock Cats (1997–2015)
Venues	Muzzy Field Beehive Field New Britain Stadium Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium Dunkin' Park
Culture	Chew Chew Chompers Twirly Thomas Hooker Brewery

v t e Hartford Hawks baseball
Venues	Fiondella Field Dunkin' Park Beehive Field McKenna Field Muzzy Field
Rivalries	Central Connecticut
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

v t e New Britain, Connecticut
K-12 schools	New Britain PS New Britain HS St. Thomas Aquinas HS (CLOSED)
Colleges and universities	Central Connecticut State University Charter Oak State College
Landmarks	Beehive Field New Britain Stadium Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church Veterans Stadium
Culture	Central Connecticut Blue Devils New Britain Bees
This list is incomplete.

Tenants


Location	230 John Karbonic Way New Britain, CT 06051
Coordinates	41°38′54.62″N 72°46′30.76″W / 41.6485056°N 72.7752111°W / 41.6485056; -72.7752111
Capacity	4,700
Field size	Left field: 325 feet Center field: 400 feet Right field: 325 feet
Surface	Grass
Opened	1983
New Britain Red Sox (EL) (1983–1994) Hardware City Rock Cats (EL) (1995) CCSU Blue Devils (NCAA) (2009) Hartford Hawks (NCAA) (prior-2006) New Britain Golden Hurricanes baseball and softball (CCC) (19__-present)