Benedetti Diamond

 

Directions to Benedetti Diamond

The Dons' home field is named after Dante Benedetti, USF's head coach from 1962 to 1980. Benedetti attended then-Saint Ignatius College from 1937 to 1940, during which he lettered in Baseball, Football, and Boxing. During his tenure as head coach, he accumulated 373 career wins, and has been inducted into the university's athletic hall of fame. Also during his tenure as head coach, the university wanted to cut the program for financial reasons. However to keep the program alive Benedetti agreed to lower his salary. For the remaining 16 years of his coaching career he was paid $1 a year. The field is also named after Max Ulrich, a benefactor of the University of San Francisco. Built in 1953, the facility has a capacity of 2,000 spectators. The venue was originally called simply Max Ulrich Field. After its 1953 construction, it was named after Max Ulrich, a San Francisco resident who donated in his will $358,000 to the university. The field took on its current name in 1980. In that year, Dons baseball coach Dante Benedetti retired after 29 years in charge of the program. The diamond was dedicated to him that same year. Until Nino Giarratano surpassed him in 2012, Benedetti was the program's all-time winningest coach, with 373 wins.

Playing Site: All games are played on the campus of USF at Benedetti Diamond.

Parking: Campus parking is restricted to permit only basis. Three (3) parking passes can be picked up when your team arrives to the campus. Your mode of transportation (bus, 15 passenger vans, mini-vans) will determine the lot you will have access to. The lot adjacent to War Memorial Gymnasium is available for most team parking. Please contact Carson Brown at ctbrown@usfca.edu to arrange parking passes.

Batting Practice: Batting practice times can be arranged by contacting the USF Baseball Staff at (415) 422-6881 at least two weeks in advance.