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Cliff Hagan Stadium (Officially named Shively Field at Cliff Hagan Stadium) is a baseball stadium located in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Cliff Hagan Stadium or better known to Kentucky Wildcat baseball fans as “The Cliff” is on the Southwest side of the University’s campus, two blocks away from Kroger Field. Since its opening in 1969, the University of Kentucky Baseball called this place home for just under 50 years. The Wildcat’s then opened a 49 million dollar baseball stadium called Kentucky Proud Park in 2019. Cliff Hagan Stadium had 7 coaches during its time and 15 All Americans. The stadium was renamed in 1993 in honor of Cliff Hagan, the Basketball Hall of Famer who had played at Kentucky during the 1950s under Adolph Rupp and returned to Kentucky as athletic director after his professional basketball playing days. It was extensively renovated in 2002. Following its final 2018 season, while construction was ongoing on its nearby replacement, it was used for UK baseball summer camps.[2] In 2021, “The Cliff” has been an abandoned stadium for over 2 years and is not in use.

Cliff Hagan Stadium

Former names	Bernie A. Shively Sports Center (1969-1993)
Location	700 Jerry Claiborne Way Lexington, Kentucky 40506
Owner	University of Kentucky
Operator	University of Kentucky
Capacity	3,000
Field size	Left Field: 340 feet Left Center: 365 feet Center Field: 390 feet Right Center: 350 feet Right Field: 310 feet[1]
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	1968
Opened	1969 (renovated 1990, 2002)
Closed	2018
Demolished	Pending
Construction cost	USD4.2 million (2002 renovation)
Tenants
Kentucky Wildcats (NCAA) (1969-2018)

In the wake of the Wildcats' surprising success in the 2006 season, which saw them win a regular-season Southeastern Conference title for the first time in over 30 years, coach John Cohen was signed to a five-year contract extension. A clause in the contract commits the university to either renovating or replacing the stadium. If construction on a new or renovated stadium does not start in 2008 or sooner, Cohen was free to walk away from the contract without a financial penalty.^{[citation needed]} However, Cohen left the program at the end of the 2008 season for his alma mater Mississippi State, where he is now athletic director. His assistant Gary Henderson was then given the head coaching job.[3]

Cliff Hagan Stadium Today

Cliff Hagan stadium held its last game on May 13th, 2018. Following the 2018 season and the stadiums closing summer camps were held at "The Cliff" for one more summer. But, in 2019 the University of Kentucky totally abandoned this stadium even through having a 4.2 million. dollar renovation in 2002. Today it lays as a post-apocalypic waste land on the edge of campus. The infield and outfield are now covered with trees and weeds. Major renovation would be needed to make anything of this once beloved stadium. The university has had many ideas for the land, wanting to create it into a tennis or swimming facility.

Stadium Records

• Longest Winning Streak: 12 (2012)
• Most Runs Scored by UK: 27 vs. Tennessee-Martin (March 10, 2007)
• Most Runs Scored by Both Teams: 44 - Mississippi State 28, Kentucky 16 (1989)
• SEC Series Sweeps (3 game series): 12
• SEC Series Wins (3 game series): 45

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All-Americans

University of Kentucky Players

Year	Player	Position
1976	Jimmy Sherrill	OF
1981	Jeff Keener	P
1987	Terry Shumpert	2B
1988	Chris Estep	OF
1991	Rick Norton	3B
1993	Brad Hindersman	DH
1994	Jeff Abbott	OF
1996	Chad Green	OF
1996	Sam White	2B
1999	John Wilson	C
2006	Ryan Strieby	1B
2007	Sean Coughlin	C
2008	Sawyer Carroll	OF
2008	Collin Cowgill	OF
2014	A.J. Reed	1B

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List of Coaches at Cliff Hagan Stadium

Name	Years
Nick Mingione	2017-Present
Gary Henderson	2009-2016
John Cohen	2004-2008
Keith Madison	1979-2003
Jordan Horne	1973-1978
Dick Parsons	1970-1972
Abe Shannon	1966-1969

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References

External links

• Official description at UKAthletics.com

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