Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark

Brazell Field

• Location: Phoenix, AZ
• Tenants: GCU Baseball 1962-present ; Grand Canyon Rafters 1992
• Built: 1962
• Renovated: 2018; 1985
• Capacity: 4,000
• Dimensions:
• Left: 320 ft (98 m)
• L. Center: 390 ft (120 m)
• Center: 385 ft (117 m)
• R. Center: 375 ft (114 m)
• Right: 330 ft (101 m)
• Largest Crowds: 5,261 vs Nevada 02/18/22; 5,015 vs. Arizona 03/29/2022; 4,562 vs. Wichita State 2/15/19

The field is named for Dr. Dave Brazell, considered to be the founder and developer of Canyon baseball.

The layout of the field remains largely unchanged from its 1962 debut. With the addition of bleacher seating, the facility transitioned from Brazell Field to Brazell Stadium in 1987. Before the 2014 season, large shades were added over the stands and the capacity was 1,500. In 2016, university announced its 10-in-2 initiative to build 10 new athletic facilities in two years to coincide with the final stages of GCU's full Division I membership. Among these 10 facilities was a new baseball stadium. Demolition of the former stadium including the press box, grandstands, and dugouts began on May 22, 2017, following the conclusion of the home portion of GCU Baseball's schedule.

The new facility delivers several new amenities for the program: chairback seating for over 3,000 fans, a multi-room press box, an upgraded sound system, an entertainment patio in right field, berm seating for fans in right field, an on-site concession stand and a team store. This transitioned the field to be renamed Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark. Since the stadiums opening in 2018, GCU Ballpark has been one of the premier college baseball venues on the west coast. The player club house is named after GCU Almuni Tim Salmon.

The ballpark got a new video board in right-center field in May 2022.

Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark hosted its first national television broadcast on February 18, 2023, when MLB Network televised Grand Canyon's home opener against No. 2 Tennessee. GCU went on to upset Tennessee 4-3 in front of 4,457 fans.