Alfred A. McKethan Stadium, Gainesville, Fla.

McKethan Stadium

The seating bowl at McKethan Stadium, Mar-2019.

A pretty view from behind the plate.

Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, the football field, looms over the ballpark.

Quick Facts:

Location: Stadium Road between West 23rd Street and Gale Lemerand Drive, Gainesville, Fla. (map it using Google Maps)
Opened: 1949 as Perry Field (stadium built 1988)
Home team: Florida Gators, Southeast Conference
Capacity: 5,500

McKethan Stadium, named after citrus grower, miner, banker, road planner, and university graduate Alfred A. McKethan, was built in 1988 on the site of Perry Field, the home of Gator baseball since the 1920s. The family of former Gator football lineman “Tootie” Perry donated the land adjacent to the football field to the university with the stipulation that the baseball field be named for their son. McKethan, whose family also has a lake named for him near Brooksville, made several gifts to the school to finance the stadium construction and press box reconstruction.

The field, which is quite attractive except for its notable lack of shade, faces southeast, which is slightly unusual but not totally uncommon. The stadium, with its high seating capacity and history of good crowds, has hosted several NCAA regional and Super Regional brackets in its three decades.

Following the 2020 season, the Gators moved a short distance to the new Florida Ballpark, in the vicinity of the school’s softball stadium, which more resembles a minor league ballpark in terms of amenities and also offers a bit of shade for spectators.

Game	Date	Conference	Level	Result
151	Sun 31-Mar-2019	Southeast	Div I	FLORIDA 6, Alabama 3

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