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Fields

Are the Fields Open?

Field Status is announced each day after 3:30 p.m. by the Needham Park & Recreation Department. 

Call (781) 444-7212 and press 1 or go to Park & Rec Field Status Web Page.

Baseball Fields

While fields are shared, in general, each level has their designated fields.

Babe Ruth Senior League & 16-18 League: DeFazio 7 (D7) and DeFazio 9 (D9).

Babe Ruth Prep League: Walker-Gordon Field and Claxton 1.

Little League Majors: Small Field (Defazio 8), Mills Field, McLeod Field and Broadmeadow Upper.

Little League Triple A: McLeod Field (Defazio 6) and Broadmeadow Upper.

Little League Double A: Greene’s Field, High Rock Field, Newman 1 and Eliot Field.

Little League Single A: Dwight Field and Newman 3 (Cusick Field).

Location of the Fields

Claxton 1&2: Located on Central Avenue across from the Dump. Claxton 1 is the field closest to the parking lot.  Claxton 2 is nearer the playground.  Park in the lot at Claxton field.

Cusick Field: Located on Central Avenue a quarter mile south of Great Plain Avenue where High Rock meets Central Avenue. Parking is at Newman School. There is absolutely no parking on Central Avenue or accross Central Ave on side streets.

Broadmeadow Upper Field: Located at Broadmeadow Elementary School on Broad Meadow Rd midway between Greendale Ave. and Great Plain Ave. The field is behind the school.  Parking is available in the school parking lot.

Defazio 7: Located at Dedham Avenue side of the DeFazio Complex (off of Dedham Avenue). Park in the Lot at DeFazio Complex.
 

Defazio 9: Located at the far end of the DeFazio Complex (off of Dedham Avenue). Park in the Lot at DeFazio Complex.
 

Dwight Field: Located behind the Dwight Building (currently occupied by Charles River Industries) on Central Avenue about a quarter mile north of Great Plain Avenue. There is a parking lot next to the field.

Eliot Field: Located at Eliot Elementary School on Oakland St. near Cedar St. and Central Ave. The field is behind the school.  Parking is available in the school parking lot.

Greene’s Field: Located on Great Plain Avenue next to the Main YMCA branch. Street parking is available.
 

High Rock Field: Located on Linden Street (The Post Office is on Linden). Parking is available on the street. Please do not park on the side of the street that the field is on, police will ticket.

McLeod Field (Defazio 6): Located at the DeFazio Complex (off of Dedham Avenue) at the far end of the parking lot. Park in the Lot at DeFazio Complex.

Memorial Field (CLOSED FOR THE 2008 SEASON): Located on Highland Avenue across from Sudbury Farms. Park in the Lot on the corner of Highland Avenue and Rosemary Avenue.  M1 is closest to the school; M2 is closest to Highland Ave.

Mills Field: Located on Hampton Avenue between Central and Highland Avenues. Hampton Avenue runs parallel to Gould Street (Muzi Ford is on Gould Street). Parking is limited to field side of Hampton Street and the lot near the tennis courts. Please do not park on the side of the street with houses as this has been requested by the neighbors and makes the road difficult to drive through.

Newman 1: Located behind the Newman School on Central Avenue a quarter mile south of Great Plain Avenue. Parking is at the School.  Newman #1 is the field to the right, closest to the tennis courts.

Newman 2: Located behind the Newman School on Central Avenue a quarter mile south of Great Plain Avenue. Parking is at the School.  Newman #2 is the field closest to the school.

Small Field (Defazio 8): Located near the Carleton Pavilion at the DeFazio Complex (off of Dedham Avenue). Park in the Lot at DeFazio Complex.

Walker-Gordon Field: Located on Charles River Road about a quarter mile east of Central Avenue. Park in the lot.

 

Last Updated: Thursday, April 17, 2008