Bud Metheny Ballpark
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The former complex in 2010 | |
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| Full name | Ellmer Family Baseball Complex at Bud Metheny Ballpark |
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| Former names | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex (1983–2025) |
| Location | 43rd Street and Parker Avenue Norfolk, VA 23508 |
| Coordinates | 36°53′02″N 76°18′34″W / 36.88375°N 76.309454°W |
| Owner | Old Dominion University |
| Operator | Old Dominion University |
| Capacity | 2,032+ (2026–present) 2,500 (1983–2025) |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Scoreboard | Electronic |
| Record attendance | 2,125 — April 25th, 1984 vs. Virginia Tech Hokies |
| Field size | Left Field — 320 feet Left Center - 375 feet Center Field — 395 feet Right Center - 375 feet Right Field — 320 feet |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1983, 2026 |
| Renovated | 2008, 2011, 2012, 2025 |
| Tenants | |
| Old Dominion Monarchs baseball (NCAA) (1983–present) CAA tournament (1994) Sun Belt tournament (1983, 1985, 1987) | |
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| Bud Metheny Ballpark | |
The Ellmer Family Baseball Complex at Bud Metheny Ballpark is a baseball venue on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia that is currently closed for construction. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team, which compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Sun Belt Conference.
The ballpark is named after former Old Dominion head basketball coach, baseball manager, and athletic director Bud Metheny, who worked for the university from 1948 to 1980 after an eleven-year stint in the New York Yankees organization including a World Series championship in 1943. He compiled a record of 423 wins, 363 losses and 6 ties as manager of the Monarchs. Metheny's jersey number, 3, has been retired by the university and is displayed on the right field wall of the stadium.