Stadium Quick Facts
First Season:
1979
Dedicated:
May 2, 1980
Final Game
: June 2, 2001
First NU victory:
Swept a doubleheader from Kansas 2-1 and 11-7 on dedication day, May 2, 1980
Final NU Victory
: Defeated Rice, 9-6, in 10 innings on June 2, 2001.
First Shutout and Perfect Game:
The day after Tim Burke?s shutout of KU and Nebraska?s first two wins at Buck Beltzer, Cliff Faust tossed a 3-0 perfect game on May 3, 1980.
First Home Run:
Junior catcher Mark Haley slugged a two-run homer in the Huskers? five-run fourth inning of their 11-7 win over Kansas in the second game of the first doubleheader at Buck Beltzer Stadium, May 2, 1980.
First Triple Play:
By the Nebraska infield against Fort Hays State on March 18, 1989. Shortstop David Boever caught a line drive, threw the ball to second baseman Bruce Wobken for a force out, and Wobken threw the ball to first baseman Doug Twitty for a force at first.
Playing Surface:
AstroTurf System 96 (installed before the 1997 season); Outfield is natural grass.
Light System:
Musco, seven poles, approximately 250 light fixtures, 100 footcandles.
Dimensions:
330 feet on the lines, 375 feet to the power alleys and 400 feet to straightaway center.
Top Crowd:
Nebraska?s largest crowd of 5,484 came to watch the Huskers earn a berth in the College World Series with a victory over Rice on June 2, 2001. The Huskers? largest regular-season crowd occurred on April 14, 2001, when 4,029 fans saw NU defeat Baylor, 6-4. The Huskers and Bears drew 9,042 fans, breaking a three-game series record which stood since the 1999 season.Buck Beltzer Stadium Records
Individual Single-Game Records (Since 1979)
Most at Bats 7; Shawn Buchanan vs. St. Cloud St., 1990; Marc Sagmoen vs. Jamestown, 1992; Jed Dalton vs. Missouri, 1995; Darin Erstad vs. Missouri, 1995
Most Hits 6; Marc Sagmoen vs. Jamestown, 1992; Darin Erstad vs. Missouri, 1995; Francis Collins vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 1996; John Cole vs. Kansas State, 1999
Most Runs 7; Jim Bailey vs. Chicago State, 1999; Ken Harvey vs. Chicago State, 1999
Most Doubles 3; Steve Oakley vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 1980; Kevin Jordan vs. Northern Colorado, 1990; Jed Dalton vs. Oklahoma State, 1995
Most Triples 3; Dan Boever vs. Benedictine, 1983; Shawn Buchanan vs. Wayne State, 1990
Most Home Runs 3; Steve Stanicek vs. Bellevue College, 1982; Dan Johnson vs. Texas A&M, 2000
Most RBI 10; Craig Moore vs. Chicago State, 1999
Most Stolen Bases 5; Jeff Carter vs. Iowa State, 1983
Most Innings Pitched 9; several players
Most Strikeouts 17; Brent Friehauf vs. St. Cloud State, 1983; Shane Komine vs. Kansas, 2000
First/Last Triple Play March 18, 1989, against Fort Hays State Team Single-Game Records (Since 1979)
Most Hits 35; Nebraska vs. Chicago State, 1999
Most Runs 50; Nebraska vs. Chicago State, 1999
Most RBI 47; Nebraska vs. Chicago State, 1999