2012 Baseball Travel Plans

March 17-24 in Tucson, Ariz.:  Travel plans TBA.

 

March 31 at North Central:  The team will leave campus at 8:30 a.m. and return following the doubleheader.  To reach North Central College in Naperville, Ill., follow I-294 south to I-88 (East-West Tollway).  Go west on I-88 and exit at Naperville Road.  Turn right (south) at the bottom of the ramp and follow Naperville Road several miles south.  Turn right at Chicago Avenue and continue for several miles.  Turn left on Brainard and follow the road to the right to North Central College’s athletic complex and Zimmerman Stadium/Alumni Field.

 

April 3 at North Park:   The team will leave campus at 9:30 a.m. and return following the doubleheader.  North Park plays its home baseball games at its on-campus baseball facility within the Holmgren Athletic Complex.  To reach North Park University in Chicago, Ill.,, follow I-94 toward Chicago.  Exit at Cicero Avenue and turn left at first light (Foster Avenue).  Go two or three miles to reach campus, and the Holmgren Athletic Complex is two blocks beyond campus on the right.

 

April 17 at Marian (Wis.):  The team will leave campus at 11 a.m. and return following the doubleheader.  As of 2008, Marian College (Wis.) plays its home baseball schedule at Herr-Baker Field, near campus.  To reach that facility, follow I-94 north to Milwaukee, Wis.  Exit I-94 at I-894 west and exit I-894 at U.S. Highway 41/45 north.  Where Highways 41/45 split, follow U.S. 41 toward Fond du Lac, Wis.  Exit U.S. 41 at U.S. Highway 151 bypass east.  Follow the bypass around Fond du Lac and exit at Johnson Street East (Wisconsin Highway 23).  Take the first left at North Prairie Road.  Go two blocks and turn left on Division Street to reach Herr-Baker Field.

 

April 21 at Elmhurst:  The team will leave campus at 8:30 a.m. and return following the doubleheader.  Elmhurst College plays its home baseball games at Butterfield Park in Elmhurst, Ill.  To reach facility, follow I-294 around Chicago.  Exit I-294 I-88 west (East-West Tollway).  Take the first exit, which is the Oak Brook toll plaza.  Take a quick right to the Oak Brook Shopping Center (22nd Street).  Follow 22nd Street to York Road and go left on York.  Go past Butterfield and take the next right to Butterfield Park.

 

April 24 vs. Aurora at Solfisburg Park:  Aurora University play its home baseball schedule at Solfisburg Park’s Joe Bernard Field in Aurora, Ill.  To reach that facility, follow I-294 around Chicago.  Exit I-294 at I-88 west.  Ext it I-88 at the second Farnsworth Avenue exit in Aurora.  Turn right off the ramp, go over the I-88 bridge and continue on Farnsworth Avenue for 2.3 miles, going past Sheffer Road.  Turn right at Solfisburg Avenue.  Turn right at Ohio Street, and the park is  on the left at the first stop sign.

 

April 25 at Lakeland:  The team will leave campus at  8:30 a.m. and return following the doubleheader.  To reach Lakeland College in Howards Grove, Wis., follow I-94 through Milwaukee.  Exit I-94 at I-43 north to Green Bay.  Exit I-43 at Wisconsin Highway 42 north of Sheboygan.  Turn left (north) on Highway 42.  Turn left at County Highway A.  Turn right at County Highway M.  Lakeland College will be on your left.  Take the second drive and follow to Todd Wehr Center.  Muskie Field is behind the Todd Wehr Center.

 

April 28-29 at Millikin:  The team will leave campus on Saturday, April 28 at 7 a.m. and will return following Sunday’s game.  Hotel arrangements in Decatur, Ill., for Saturday night TBA.  To reach Sunnyside Park, Millikin’s home baseball field, follow I-55 south to Bloomington.  Exit I-74 east in Bloomington and go to U.S. Highway 51 south to Decatur.  Follow Business U.S. 51 to downtown Decatur and turn right on El Dorado Street (U.S. Highway 36).  Where the road splits at the bowling alley, stay right on U.S. 36 (now Fairview Street).  Turn right on Columbia Drive and go about one mile (the Holiday Inn on the left is too far).  Turn right at the sign for Sunnyside Park.

 

May 2 at Concordia (Wis.):  The team will leave campus at 2:30 p.m. and return following the game.  To reach Concordia University (Wis.) in Mequon, Wis., follow I-94 north to downtown Milwaukee.  At the I-94/I-794 junction, continue north on I-43 towards Green Bay, Wis. Exit at Wisconsin Highway 167 east (about 20 miles north of downtown Milwaukee).  Turn right off the ramp.  Just past the railroad tracks, turn left at Lakeshore Drive North.  Follow Lakeshore Drive about two miles to the campus.  After you enter campus, stay to the left and go through a building overpass and go past John Buuck Fieldhouse.  The outdoor athletic facilities are on the left.  Go past the football and soccer fields to reach Falcon Field.

 

May 4-5 vs. Wheaton (Ill.) in Carol Stream, Ill.:  Wheaton College (Ill.) plays its home baseball schedule at Legion Field in Carol Stream, Ill.  To reach that facility, follow I-294 around Chicago.  Exit I-294 at I-90 west toward Rockford, Ill.  Exit I-90 at I-290 south.  Exit I-290 at I-355 south,  Exit I-355 at North Avenue west.  Continue on North Avenue for about five miles (go past Glen Ellyn Road, Bloomingdale Road and Schmale Road) and turn left at the Gary Street stoplight.  Legion Field as about a mile down the road, on the right side, behind the American Legion post.

 

May 6 at the University of Chicago:  To reach the University of Chicago, follow I-294 south and exit at I-94 east to downtown Chicago.  Exit I-94 at I-55 north to Lake Shore Drive south.  Exit Lake Shore Drive at 53rd Street west.  Go eight blocks and turn left at Woodlawn Avenue.  Turn right onto 55th Street and proceed to Cottage Grove Avenue--you will see Stagg Field on your left.  Turn left onto Cottage Grove Avenue, then turn left onto 56th Street.  The entrances to Stagg Field will be on your left.  Free parking is available after 4 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends in the parking garage located at the corner of 55th Street and Ellis Avenue.  The garage is available to visitors for a fee at all other times.  Free parking is also available on the street.  Parking rules are strictly enforced.  Please observe all signs in parking areas and on the street.