Hitachi Bowl was constructed in Season 4 of Tapey Beercone, but it has the look and character of a vintage play field which would fit right in with the sport’s beginnings. Tucked within the tight confines of a vacant rock quarry the park has a very narrow play field, with high walls bounding left and right fields, and hazardous boulders strewn across the outfield. The field owes it’s name to the Hitachi Excavator that was parked behind home plate.
The mined quarry walls in left and right fields made just about any line drive hit down either foul line nearly an automatic hit. There were so many boulders sprinkled in shallow left field that fielding that area of the field at all was a hazard to one’s health. Add this all up and Hitachi Bowl played as a very offense friendly field
Field Name | Hitachi Bowl |
|---|---|
| Location | The Sandy River |
| County | Clackamas |
| State | Oregon |
| Latitude | 45°22'47"N |
| Longitude | 122°1'15"W |
| Elevation | 1,123 ft |
| Heading | ENE |
| Play Area Angle | 55° |
| Grand Salami Zone | |
| Grand Salamis Hit | None |
| Infield Surface | Wet Compacted Gravel |
| Outfield Surface | Compacted Gravel |
| Outfield Obstacles | Steep Quarry Walls in Extreme Left and Right Field, many Hazardous Boulders, and Aggregate Piles. |
| Beer Pope Coronations | None |
| Inception Date | 5/16/2015 |
| Total Regents to Play at the Field | 3 |
| Largest Crowd | One Unmanned Hitachi EX270LC Excavator - 5/16/2015 |