Latham Park

AT A GLANCE

• Latham Park is the home of Elon baseball with a seating capacity of 5,100
• Walter C. Latham Park, Elon’s baseball facility, was dedicated on Saturday, April 28, 2001, in honor of Walter C. Latham, an Elon alumnus. The dedication was followed by Elon’s doubleheader against Radford University. The Phoenix swept the two games that day by scores of 10-2 and 7-6
• Latham (1909-2000) came to Elon in 1928 with a dream to accomplish what those before him had not. He wanted to play college ball and earn a college degree. Elon offered him that opportunity. He became the first-ever four-sport letterman at Elon and a member of the Elon Sports Hall of Fame.
• The playing field is known as Newsome Field and was dedicated on April 29, 1978 in honor of Wilburn E. “Webb” Newsome who played football and baseball and boxed at Elon. Newsome was inducted into the Elon Hall of Fame in 1975.
• Featuring a FieldTurf infield surface and a natural grass outfield, state-of-the-art drainage, batting cages, a modernized press box and major league-style dugouts, Latham Park has quickly gained a reputation as being one of the finest small university baseball facilities in not only the CAA, but also the country. Measuring 325 feet down the left field line (which also features a 12-foot high fence), 385 feet to center field and 325 feet down the right field line

• In 2005, Latham Park was adorned with lights to allow the Phoenix to play night games on campus that the community could enjoy. The first game under the new lights was played on April 9, 2005 against eventual Southern Conference Tournament champion Furman. Elon won that game by a 21-10 score.

• In 2009, the Phoenix set a new Latham Park attendance mark as 1,873 people came out to watch Elon defeat then-No. 21 East Carolina by a 10-8 margin on April 28.
• During the 2023 season, the Phoenix defeated then No.2 Wake Forest 5-3 at Latham Park. This was the first time since 2002 Elon defeated a top-two team, and the win over the Demon Deacons was the highest home ranked win in Elon's history.
• In its time at Latham Park, Elon baseball has won regular-season titles in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2019, has won conference tournament championships in 2008 and 2013 and has reached NCAA Regionals in 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2013.

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