Klein Family Field

Klein Family Field, the first on-campus home for the Pacific Baseball team since 1951, officially opened on April 18, 2006 as the Tigers defeated Nevada, 8-3. Klein Family Field was made possible by a generous donation from the Klein family.

Family patriarch Sol Klein came to Stockton in 1917 and soon became known as the father of youth baseball here. He established a 16-team grammar school league, donating uniforms and equipment to poor children; helped found Little League Baseball in Stockton and was one of the founders and first president of the Stockton Baseball Club, now the Stockton Ports. His son, Bud Klein, played baseball for Pacific and then Stanford before being drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 1950. While Bud did not pursue a major league baseball career, he has brought the University great honor by entrusting to it the education of numerous family members

Bob Corkern, a spokesman for the Klein family, says the gift to Pacific's baseball program is prompted as much by their enthusiasm for the University as it is their love of the game.

University of the Pacific Director of Athletics Lynn King believes the community will also benefit from the new baseball complex. Summer camps and youth leagues will be able to use the facilities when not used by the University, and the ability to host college tournaments and playoffs is expected to bring economic benefits to local business.

Klein Family Field will hold a capacity of 2,500 spectators. The field dimensions are 317 feet down the left field line, 380 feet at the left field power alley, 395 feet to straightaway center field, 367 feet at the right field power alley and 325 feet down the right field line.