Skidmore Dedicates New Turf Baseball Field

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Skidmore College’s new turf baseball field, first announced in Feb. 2024, was dedicated last weekend in honor of alum Matt Ferrari.

Named Ferrari Field, the diamond is located at 205 Daniels Road, the former site of the Saratoga-Wilton Soccer Club. 

Matt Ferrari was part of the 2005 Skidmore baseball team that was inducted into the school’s hall of fame in 2011. The squad was credited with ushering in “a new era in Skidmore baseball,” earning the program’s first winning record (28-14), highest number of wins, and highest winning percentage (.667%). The team captured the 2005 Liberty League regular season title and Tournament Championship. They were also the first Skidmore baseball team to play in the NCAA Division III tournament. They entered the NCAA New York Regional Tournament as the No. 2 seed, garnered two victories, and ultimately placed third. The team was recognized as one of the top 30 baseball teams in the country by the American Baseball Coaches Association. 

This year’s Thoroughbreds finished with a 21-17-2 record, ending their season on May 10 with a 14-3 loss to Rensselaer in a Liberty League Tournament elimination game.

In addition to supporting the construction of the new baseball field, Ferrari also summited Mount Everest earlier this year, posing at the top of the mighty mountain with a Skidmore baseball banner.