Shipley Field at Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium has been the home of the Maryland baseball team for 63 years. The field was moved to its current location in 1952, and became Shipley Field in 1956.
It is located right in the heart of the Maryland campus, in between Byrd Stadium and the Artificial Turf Facility. Currently, it has a seating capacity of 2,500. Its playing surface is Sportexe Synthetic Turf in the infield and Bermuda Grass in the outfield and the dimensions are 320 down the left field line, 380 to center and 325 down the right field line.
In 2014, Shipley Field served as the home for the winningest baseball team in Maryland history. The Terps posted a 40-23 record en route to a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1971 and a first-ever trip to the NCAA Super Regionals. Inside Shipley Field, Maryland posted a 21-7 record a year ago and won nine of its 14 home conference games.
In 1982, Shipley Field was the site of an exhibition game between the Terps and Earl Weaver's Baltimore Orioles. Eight years later, in 1990, the Soviet baseball team paid a visit to Shipley Field to take on the Terps in an exhibition series.
Shipley Field has been hosting night games since a set of permanent lights were installed prior to the 1994 season.
Shipley Field is named after legendary Terps' coach H. Burton Shipley, who was the Maryland skipper from 1924-1960.
The Terps have played well over the years at Shipley Field. The Terrapins are 645-426-7 (.602) all-time at Shipley Field and have posted numerous victories against top-25 teams in the 63 years of the field's existence.
Year-By-Year at Shipley Field (Since 1965) Year Overall Rec. Conf. Rec. 1965 14-3 8-0 1966 7-4 4-1 1967 8-4 3-3 1968 11-2 6-2 1969 12-2 8-2 1970 13-5 8-3 1971 8-3 4-1 1972 9-2 6-2 1973 7-2 3-3 1974 5-4 4-2 1975 8-4 4-1 1976 11-3-1 4-1 1977 8-4-1 4-1-1 1978 6-3 1-3 1979 8-8 3-3 1980 11-0 5-0 1981 16-3 6-0 1982 6-1 2-0 1983 9-6 3-3 1984 8-2-2 4-1 1985 12-12 3-6 1986 12-8-1 3-4 1987 10-8-1 3-3 1988 12-5 4-4 1989 14-7 4-4 1990 16-12 1-7 1991 18-9 1-5 1992 24-9 4-3 1993 15-8 2-7 1994 15-11-1 4-8 1995 11-16 1-11 1996 13-11 4-8 1997 13-14 3-9 1998 16-10 4-8 1999 10-18 1-10 2000 14-13 5-7 2001 9-16 3-9 2002 25-8 6-6 2003 11-16 2-10 2004 15-14 2-10 2005 14-17 3-12 2006 18-10 5-10 2007 17-14 3-12 2008 20-12 5-10 2009 21-9 6-9 2010 11-20 2-13 2011 14-16 3-12 2012 19-10 6-9 2013 20-12 6-9 2014 21-7 9-5 Totals 645-426-7 198-262-1