Petersen Sports Complex

Petersen Sports Complex
One of the complex's venues in 2012
Petersen Sports Complex
Location near Downtown Pittsburgh
Petersen Sports Complex
Location in Pennsylvania
Petersen Sports Complex
Location in the United States
Former namesOlympic Sports Complex
LocationRobinson Street Extension, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40°26′41″N 79°58′00″W / 40.444612°N 79.966535°W / 40.444612; -79.966535
OwnerUniversity of Pittsburgh
OperatorUniv. of Pittsburgh Athletics
TypeSports complex
Capacity
List
    • Ambrose Urbanic Field (soccer):
      735
    • Charles L. Cost Field (baseball):
      900
    • Vartabedian Field (softball):
      600
Field size
List
    • Ambrose Urbanic Field (soccer): 76 yards (69 m) wide by 120 yards (110 m) long
    • Charles L. Cost Field (baseball): 300 feet (91 m) base lines, 375 feet (114 m) power alleys, and 405 feet (123 m) center field
    • Vartabedian Field (softball): 200 feet (61 m) symmetrically around the outfield
SurfaceFieldTurf (baseball/softball: Classic; soccer: Duraspine)
ScoreboardYes
Current use
Construction
Broke ground2008
OpenedMarch 16, 2011 (March 16, 2011)
Construction cost$29 million
ArchitectL. Robert Kimball and Associates
Tenants
Pittsburgh Panthers
(baseball, men's and women's soccer, softball)
Website
pittsburghpanthers.com/psc

The Petersen Sports Complex (PSC) is a 12.32-acre (4.99 ha) sports complex on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It houses Charles L. Cost Field, Vartabedian Field, and Ambrose Urbanic Field, the respective home practice and competition venues of the university's NCAA Division I varsity athletic baseball, softball, and men's and women's soccer teams.

Known as the Pittsburgh (Pitt) Panthers, these teams compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The complex is located adjacent to the school's Trees Hall and Cost Sports Center near the remainder of the university's other upper campus athletic facilities.