Park Name: Melching Field at Conrad Park Tenants: Stetson University Hatters (NCAA Division I- Atlantic Sun Conference) DeLand Suns (Florida Collegiate Summer League) Opened: 1999 Address: 555 South Woodland Boulevard, DeLand, Florida 32724 Dimensions: 335' (L), 403' (C), 335' (R) Former Tenants: Daytona Cubs (Florida State League) 2004 {Alternate Field} Seminole County Loggerheads (Florida Collegiate Summer League) 2020 The pressbox and luxury suites behind home plate. The grandstand features a short roof with fans to keep spectators cool on hot Florida nights. The grandstand features plastic seating behind home plate and in the first few rows down the lines, with aluminum bleachers making up the rest of the seating. The concourse at Melching Field. A plaque next to the concession stand celebrates former Hatters players who have made it to the major leagues. A grass seating berm sits beside the grandstand on the first base side. Batting cages and the home bullpen sit in the right field corner. Plaques on the outfield wall celebrate Stetson's NCAA tournament appearances and two of the program's best pitching products, Corey Kluber and Jacob deGrom. The scoreboard sits behind the left field wall. Melching Field replaced another stadium, Conrad Park, that sat on the same site with home plate located in the current outfield, and that hosted Spring Training and minor league baseball in DeLand. |
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