Kansas State University Athletics
Baseball Facilities
Tointon Family Stadium
Opened in 2001 as the home of K-State Baseball, a renovated and expanded Tointon Family Stadium debuted in 2020 after completion of a $15 million project finalizing a two-year refurbishment of the facility that resulted in new bullpens, a spacious clubhouse and office building, chairback seating throughout the grandstand and a towering videoboard in right field.
The stadium’s latest improvement came prior to the 2023 season, when a new artificial turf surface was installed utilizing the FieldTurf DoublePlay system.
The stadium is named in honor of Bob and Betty Tointon, the principle benefactors of the original $3.1 million structure, who once again demonstrated their generosity and continued support of Kansas State University and Wildcat Baseball as the lead donors in the project that all but gutted the original facility and constructed in its place a beautiful and functional new home for K-State Baseball.
The Tointon Family Stadium upgrades were started prior to the 2019 season with the installation of a padded outfield wall, construction of large Major League-style bullpens beyond the left- and right-field fences, refurbished dugouts with new benches and flooring, and the installation of LED stadium lighting.
Immediately following the 2019 campaign, construction on the stadium’s seating bowl, press box, suites and former clubhouse and office areas commenced. Over the next eight months, in conjunction with the building of Buser Family Park – K-State’s soccer stadium next door – Tointon Family Stadium’s exterior took on a fresh look utilizing the existing and distinctive “K-State limestone” façade with the addition of metal roofing and accent glass panels matching the soccer facility. The stadium concourse was expanded and covered for the comfort of the fans and a new ticket office, which serves both baseball and soccer, built between the stadiums. Inside Tointon Stadium, chairback seating was installed in all sections of the seating bowl, replacing the original chairs and aluminum bleachers.
Fans are entertained during games by the 44-foot high by 36-foot wide Edgerley Family Videoboard, while families enjoy the Sidlinger Family Playground – enclosed by protective netting – on the third-base side and a permanent K-State Super Store location on the concourse to purchase all their Wildcat gear. In addition, a new backstop netting system was erected and extended beyond the left- and right-field standing room areas for greater fan safety.
Rising above the third-base grandstand is the crown jewel of the project – a two-story clubhouse and office complex that more than triples the space of the original stadium for areas utilized by the student-athletes and coaches. Housed on the ground level that connects to the third-base dugout are the team spaces – a massive locker room featuring distinctive white lockers and unique ceiling lighting shaped as stitches on a baseball, a meeting room and video theater with lounge seating for 40, a players’ lounge with three big-screen televisions and study tables, a dedicated fuel station for nutritional needs, a sports medicine and rehabilitation zone, and expanded laundry and equipment storage areas. Overlooking the field above the third-base grandstand on the second level are the coaches offices, conference room and coaches locker room.
To top off the project, the press and suite level was gutted and remodeled with all new finishes and furniture while the popular Giller Family Club was enlarged and the original balcony walkway enclosed to provide greater comfort for donors and fans.
Tointon Family Stadium Info
Year Opened: 1961
Official Capacity: 2,331
Largest Crowd: 4,745 (March 30, 2010 – v. Wichita State)
Field Name: Frank Myers Field
Surface: AstroTurf Gameday Grass
Dimensions: LF: 340', Gaps: 375', CF: 400', RF: 325'
Brandeberry Indoor Practice Facility
K-State also has the luxury of one of the few indoor practice facilities for baseball in the nation. The Brandeberry Indoor Practice Facility allows K-State baseball to have access to two full-length batting cages, portable pitching mounds and enough space to conduct full infield and bullpen workouts.
Brandeberry provides a crucial advantage for K-State baseball, allowing constant access to practice time throughout the winter months and during occasional rainy days in the Spring. Split squad practices are also possible by using the large indoor facility.
New FieldTurf installed in 2020 gave Brandeberry a facelift, and matches the same surface found on the playing surface at Tointon Family Stadium.
