The renovation process at Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium commenced in October 2005 and featured a variety of changes that makes the home of Navy baseball one of the finest facilities in the East to play and watch a baseball game. The multi-million dollar baseball facility is named after the longtime baseball coach Max Bishop (1937-61) and the Terwilliger Family for their generous support of the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Athletic Association.

Among the major changes that took place, the natural grass surface was dug up and Field Turf was installed in January 2006. Field Turf is the same surface used by Major League Baseball's Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Toronto Blue Jays, as well as Navy's Jack Stephens Field at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

Terwilliger Brothers Field became only the third field in college baseball to feature Field Turf over the entire playing surface, with the exception of the pitcher's mound and home plate. Washington State's Bailey-Brayton Field and Louisville's Jim Patterson Stadium are the other two collegiate baseball stadiums that possess Field Turf over the whole field.

As well as the installation of Field Turf, Navy baseball players also enjoy a 112' by 48' indoor hitting and pitching facility. The installation of a new, interactive hitting machine inside the facility this spring greatly helps in the instruction of Navy baseball players, rain or shine.

The dimensions of the outfield fences around Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium remained the same after the renovation process. The ballpark measures 322 feet down the left field line, 382 feet to the power alley in left-center field, 397 feet to center field, 372 feet to the gap in right-center field and 304 feet down the right field line.

In addition, several improvements have been made in and around Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium to help make Navy baseball a fan-friendly environment with a fun atmosphere.

Concurrent with the field transformation, 1,500 chair-back seats have been installed with brick archways surrounding the stadium. Behind the left field fence, one can find a state-of-the-art LED matrix scoreboard with a video screen. Concession stands, restrooms and a patio area also help to create cozy surroundings to watch a Navy baseball game.

Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium Facts

• Multi-million dollar facility named after longtime Navy baseball coach Max Bishop (1937-61) and the Terwilliger Family for their generous support of the Naval Academy and the Naval Academy Athletic Association
• Field Turf playing surface - same as MLB's Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay Devil Rays, as well as Navy's Jack Stephens Field at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
• Only the third NCAA baseball facility to have Field Turf on the entire field, excluding the pitcher's mound and home plate
• 112' x 48' indoor batting cages and pitcher's mounds
• Seating capacity of 1,500 - all of which are chair-back seats
• Brick archways surround the stadium
• Concession stands, restrooms and a patio area
• State-of-the-art LED matrix scoreboard with video screen
• Dimensions: LF-322', LC-382', CF-397', RC-372', RF-304'