Set along trees in a natural environment, Jackie Robinson Stadium can host as many as 1,838 fans in stadium-style seats, installed prior to the 2006 season. Each seat offers an excellent view of the symmetrical field. The eight-foot high fences are 330 feet from home plate down the lines, 370 feet in the power alleys and 395 feet in straight-away center field. A warning track surrounds the grass field. The padded backstop, built into the base of the stands, is 55 feet from home plate, providing adequate foul territory behind the plate. The stadium was dedicated on Feb. 7, 1981 with an exhibition game between the Bruins and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Jackie Robinson, for whom the stadium is named, was the first African-American baseball player to compete in the major leagues when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. As a student-athlete at UCLA, Robinson became the Bruins' first four-sport letterman, playing football, basketball, track, and baseball. A bronze statue of Robinson is located near the concession stand on the concourse level. The statue was dedicated on April 27, 1985, before the UCLA-Arizona State game.
