Record Crowd Celebrates Dedication of Hawkins Field 4/27/02

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A record crowd of 1,547 fans helped usher in a new era in Commodore baseball Saturday night when Hawkins Field was officially dedicated. Hundreds of baseball alumni, family and friends came to Nashville to catch a glimpse of the new ballpark and witness the ceremony.

2002 Vanderbilt co-captains Sean Luellwitz and Karl Nonemaker, along with Head Coach Roy Mewbourne, Director of Athletics Todd Turner and Charlie Hawkins and Jimmy Miller took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony before the game. Multiple first pitches were also thrown.