Temple University Athletics
Defunct Sports Facilities
Skip Wilson Field - Baseball
Home to the Owls since its debut on March 25, 2004, Skip Wilson Field is one of the region's finest venues for collegiate baseball. Temple christened the field with a 6-2 win over the University of the Sciences. The field was dedicated on May 15, 2004 and has a seating capacity of 1,000. Measuring 330 feet down the lines and 400 feet to dead center, the field is one of three venues in the Ambler Sports Complex, joining the softball and men's and women's soccer teams, which also play their home games at Temple's Ambler campus. Future plans also include stadium seating and a press box. The field was named for long-time head coach James "Skip" Wilson on May 15, 2006. Wilson, who led the Owls to two College World Series appearances and compiled 1,034 wins in 46 seasons, retired in August, 2005. He guided Temple to 14 NCAA Tournaments and 10 conference championships during his tenure.
Temple Softball Stadium - Softball
The Temple softball program introduced its Ambler Softball Field on March 26, 2004 before a 2-0 win in the second-half of a doubleheader with Fordham. Less than one month later, on April 25, the Cherry and White celebrated the field's grand opening in grand fashion as 1996 Olympic gold medalist and former Owl Dionna Harris threw out the opening pitch of a doubleheader with Massachusetts. Joining Harris for the ribbon-cutting ceremony were the (then) three softball coaches in Temple's history - the late Ronnie Maurek (1975-91), Carol Kashow (1992-97) and the late Rocci Pignoli (1998-05). In 2011 and 2012, several cosmetic changes were made to the field, including painting the dugouts and amphitheater style seating areas, adding bleachers as alternative seating, and the construction of a press box. The name of the field was changed to Temple Softball Stadium to reflect the additions and improvements. As one of four fields at the Ambler Sports Complex, joining the baseball field and men's and women's soccer fields, the Temple Softball Stadium, with a capacity of 1,000, measures 190 feet down the right and left field lines and 220 to straight-away centerfield. In addition, the Ambler Fieldhouse compliments each field as it includes locker rooms, training facilities and coaches offices.
