History
Dedicated on September 26th, 2003, Bobby Welch Halle Field is the home for the NNU softball program. The facility is named after Roberta (Bobby) Welch Halle, NNU alum and lifelong Northwest Nazarene athletics supporter. Halle loved campus and loved softball, and along with her husband, Roland, donated the money to help build the Bobby Welch Halle Softball Field.
The first games on Halle Field were played in the spring of 2004. NNU opened the new ballpark with a 5-0 victory over local rival Albertson College (now College of Idaho) in the first game of a doubleheader on Feb. 26, 2004.
Halle Field has also hosted rounds of the NCAA Division II Softball Championships, holding the 2024 West Region Pod #2 in Nampa after the Nighthawks earned the No. 2 seed in the West Region.
Amenities
Halle Field is equipped with a grandstand directly behind home plate that holds stadium, chair-back seating for 135 spectators. Additionally, there are grassy hillsides on either side of the stadium seating, as well as temporary bleacher seating that can be added for over 200 more fans for a total of around 350 seats. There is also a concession stand and ticket booth at the entrance to the field.
There is a press box above the home, third-base dugout - an Ethernet equipped space for workers running the scoreboard, public address, game statistics, and broadcast and live streaming, among other tasks.
Halle Field also has a visitor bullpen down the right-field line, home bullpen beyond the fence in left field, batting cages down the left-field line, and spacious dugouts to accommodate teams.
Directions & Parking Info
Address of Field (also a Google Map can be found below):
313 E Dewey Ave
Nampa, ID 83686
The address will take you to the Johnson Sports Center lot, a large parking lot on the east side of the building. Halle Field is adjacent to this parking lot to the south/southwest.
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