Baseball

2007 DIRECTIONS


March 15 - Marian College (IN) -- 12:00 PM

Take Interstate 80 East to Interstate 65 South. Take Interstate 65 South to the 38th Street exit (Exit 119). Take 38th Street for only one-half mile before coming to Kessler Boulevard. Turn right onto North Kessler Boulevard. Take North Kessler Boulevard to West 30th Street. Take a left onto West 30th Street. Take West 30th Street to Cold Spring Road. Turn left onto Cold Spring Road. Take Cold Spring Road to the main campus entrance, which will be on the left-hand side. Follow the campus road to the left to the back of the college to get to the baseball field.
Approximate travel time: Three and one-half hours.


St. Ambrose University (IA) - 1:00 PM
At John O'Donnell Stadiu
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Take I-80 west to the Quad Cities. Stay straight to go onto I-280 west. Take this to I-74 west. Exit onto 14th Street and head north. Then turn left onto US-67 go for approximately 4 miles. Turn left onto Gains St. to the stadium.
Approximate travel time: 2 hours.


March 25 - University of Illinois Chicago - 4:00 PM
Les Miller Field
901 West Roosevelt, Chicago, IL

Take Taylor Street/Roosevelt Road exit off of Interstate 90/94 (Dan Ryan Expressway) and turn left at first stoplight, which is Roosevelt Road. Les Miller Field is located behind the Physical Education Building at 901 West Roosevelt Road, about two blocks west, once you exit the expressway. Parking is available across the street from the Physical Education Building.
Approximate travel time: One and one-half hours.


April 5 - Trinity International University --- 12:00 PM

Take Interstate 55 North to Interstate 294 North. Interstate 294 North eventually ties in with Interstate 94 North. Take Interstate 94 North to the Half Day Road Exit. Take a right at the end of the off ramp heading east on Half Day Road. Take Half Day Road for about an eighth of a mile until you reach the entrance to the campus, which will be on the right-hand side. There will be a black sign at the main entrance. Take that road all the way to the back of the campus. The gymnasium will be at the end of the last parking lot. Fields are behind the gym.
Approximate travel time: One-1.5 hours.


April 11 -- Illinois Institute of Technology -- 3:00 PM
3300 South Federal, Chicago, IL

Take Interstate 55 North to Interstate 90/94 East (to Indiana). Take Interstate 90/94 East to the 31st Street Exit. This will come up quickly, so remain in the right-hand lane. At the end of the 31st Street off-ramp, make a left at the traffic light. You will be traveling east on 31st Street. After passing through two traffic lights, you will see Keating Hall, a black glass building on the left-hand side. You will want to park there. The field is just to the east of Keating Hall.
Approximate travel time: One hour.


April 12 -- Trinity Christian College -- 12:00 PM

Take Interstate 80 East to the Harlem Avenue (Route 43) exit. Take Harlem Avenue North to Route 83. Turn right onto Route 83 heading east. Take Route 83 for about three-quarters of a mile to the college entrance, which will be on the right-hand side of the street. Proceed through the college entrance. The baseball field will be just up the road on the right-hand side.
Approximate travel time: 45 minutes


April 13 -- Robert Morris College -- 12:00 PM
Howie Minas Field
Homan Ave & 144th St., Midlothian, IL

Take I-80 east to I-57 north. Exit 57 at #350 turn left on IL-83 north. Take this for about one mile to Homan Ave and turn right.
Approximate Travel time: 30 minutes.


April 18 -- Olivet Nazarene University -- 3:30 PM
240 East Marsile,Kankakee, IL

Take Interstate 80 East to the Briggs Street Exit. Take a right at the end of the off-ramp onto Briggs Street. Briggs Street eventually becomes Route 52. Stay on Route 52 heading south, although it will eventually head east. Route 52 then connects with Route 45. Make a right at the stop sign (heading south again), where the two roads combine. Follow Route 45/52 South into Kankakee, where you will come upon University Avenue. Turn left on University Avenue, which is the main entrance into the campus. Follow University Avenue to the fork in the road, which will be Nelson Road. Take a left onto Nelson Road and follow that to the main parking lot, which will be on the left-hand side. The gym will be on the left-hand side at the end of the main parking lot.
Approximate travel time: One hour.


April 22-- Saint Xavier University -- 3 PM
3700 West 103rd Street
, Chicago, IL

Take Interstate 80 East to Interstate 57 North into Chicago. Continue on Interstate 57 North to the 111th Street Exit. Take a left at the end of the 111th Street off-ramp heading west. Take 111th Street to Western Avenue. Make a right onto Western Avenue heading north. Take Western Avenue to 103rd Street. Make a left onto 103rd Street heading west. Take 103rd Street west until you come to the traffic light just before the St. Xavier University sign. Take a right there onto Central Park Street. Take a left into the second service entrance, which is just 200 yards down the street. The field will be 200 yards down that road on the left-hand side.
Approximate travel time: One hour.


April 26 -- Purdue University-North Central -- 12:00 PM

Take Interstate 80 East to Indiana. Continue east on Interstate 80/94 before picking up the Interstate 80/90 East Tollway. Take the Interstate 80/90 East Tollway to U.S. Route 421 (Exit 39). Stay to the right to go south on U.S. Route 421. Go about one-quarter mile down the road to the campus. Use the second campus entrance to get to the baseball field.
Approximate travel time: One and one-half hours.


April 27 -- Indiana University-Northwest -- 10:00 AM

Take Interstate 80 East to the Broadway Avenue South Exit. Take Broadway Avenue South to the first traffic light. Turn right at the light into the campus.
Approximate travel time: One hour-one hour and 15 minutes.


April 30 -- Lewis University -- 5:00 PM

Take Route 53 North for five miles until you reach University Parkway, where there will be a traffic light. Turn left onto University Parkway heading into the campus. Proceed to the end of the drive and make a left at the "T" intersection in the road. The field will be on the left-hand side.
Approximate travel time: Ten minutes.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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