GEORGE C. PAGE STADIUM the field and grandstand. A picnic area, located down the first base line, was added prior to the 1996 season.
The Progression of the Monster
The backstop has been modified to enhance spectator viewing of the action on the field. The press box, fully equipped to meet the needs of all media, is located behind the “VIP” seating. A convenient concession stand was recently installed near the north entrance of the stadium. Page Stadium has been the site of filming for numerous commercials as well as feature films. It served as the site for the baseball scenes in the hit movie “My Blue Heaven” starring Steve Martin. It is also home to many camps, clinics, Little League and prep all-star games. Page also serves as home of the Westchester Sox of the Pacific Coast Collegiate League. The facility, which has also been used for outdoor community cultural shows and events, is named in honor of George C. Page, president of the Incentive Aid Foundation. Assisting Mr. Page and IAF in the stadium’s completion was Maynard Kambak, father of LMU baseball alumnus Jeff Kambak.
Coach Frank Cruz watches during the first days of setting the 50foot support beams.
LMU’s historic first game in Page Stadium was played on March 19, 1983 with a 5-1 loss to Cal State Fullerton.
Quick Facts of The Mikos Blue Monster
The completion of the Mikos Blue Monster’s steel frame work.
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Manual scoreboard featuring out-of-town scores Wall a replica of Fenway Park’s Green Monster Mikos Blue Monster is 4,810 square feet (130’ x 37’) Scoreboard within wall is 828 square feet (18’ x 46’) More than 9,620 cubic feet of steel was used throughout the wall Support beams are 56 feet long Beams are more than 19 feet into the ground More than 200 score plates are used within the manual scoreboard A catwalk was installed behind scoreboard for access to out-of-town scores that sit 16 feet above ground Three-inch thick padding was installed at the base of the wall and stands seven-feet tall
Installation of the manual scoreboard into the wall’s frame work.
Completion of the metal siding that make the Mikos Blue Monster.
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