*NO DOGS ARE ALLOWED AT BECKER PARK*
BECKER PARK
Home to America’s pastime on the campus of Saint John’s University is Becker Park, which is named after the new stadium's benefactors, Scott '77 and Julie Becker. Built in 2013, the stadium was known as Saint John's Field until it was renamed Becker Park on May 7, 2016. The playing surface was renamed Haugen Field on April 22, 2017.
The Johnnies continue to extend a proud baseball tradition at Saint John’s Field, a tradition that dates back to 1907. The Johnnies have won 14 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) regular-season titles in their history, the first coming in 1936.
The Johnnies have 19 total conference titles total in their history, including MIAC playoff championships in 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2019, dating back to the days when Saint John's was part of the now-defunct Minnesota Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (MDIC). The Johnnies won the MDIC title in 1919.
The current NCAA Division III record for career batting average is held by former Saint John’s University standout Ryan Roder ’97. Roder maintained a .489 batting average in his career as a Johnnie.
Another notable Saint John’s Alumni is former Chicago Cubs coach and scout Vedie Himsl ’38, who was the first on-field manager in the Cubs’ “College of Coaches” experiment in 1961.
