The most recent addition to the athletic facilities at Washington & Jefferson College are Ross Memorial Park and Alexandre Stadium. Alexandre Stadium hosts the college’s men’s and women’s soccer teams in the fall and the men’s and women's lacrosse squads in the spring season, while Ross Memorial Park serves as home to the W&J baseball team.
The playing surface is entirely made of FieldTurf, a synthetic playing surface that W&J has used at Cameron Stadium since its renovation in 2001. A FieldTurf representative indicated that Ross Memorial Park and Alexandre Stadium combined represented the largest continuous artificial playing surface in the world when it was installed in 2003. The infield at Ross Memorial Park was replaced to all turf (with dirt still on the mound and home-plate area) in the fall of 2014, while the turf at Alexandre Stadium was replaced in the summer of 2018 to have sewn-in boundary lines and place the new W&J Athletics branding at midfield.
The 233,000-square foot playing surface accommodates two full soccer/lacrosse fields. When not in use for soccer or lacrosse, this facility can be converted for use by W&J baseball. The baseball outfield overlaps one of the two soccer fields. By erecting a removable fence and revealing the base areas, the facility can be converted for use by baseball for games and practices.
Four hundred chairback seats surround Ross Memorial Park in addition to a press box, state-of-the-art scoreboard, and public restrooms. Also, behind the backstop of the baseball field is a two-level structure that houses public restrooms on the bottom level while the upper level will boast a training room, press box area, and a president’s box.
Directions to Ross Memorial Park & Alexandre Stadium
From Pittsburgh
I-79 South to I-70/I-79 Junction West on I-70 to Exit 15 (Chestnut Street/Rte. 40) At the end of the exit ramp bear right (east) Turn right into Washington Crown Center (mall) Take the ring road and turn right into the Washington Square Complex Ross/Alexandre will be on left at top of hill
From Wheeling
I-70 East to Exit 15 (in Pennsylvania) At the end of the exit ramp bear right (east) Turn right into Washington Crown Center (mall) Take the mall ring road and turn right into the Washington Square Complex Ross/Alexandre will be on left at top of hill
From Pennsylvania Turnpike
Follow I-70 East through Washington, PA exits over the I-70 West West on I-70 to Exit 15 (Chestnut Street/Rte. 40) At the end of the exit ramp bear right (east) Turn right into Washington Crown Center (mall) Take the ring road and turn right into the Washington Square Complex Ross/Alexandre will be on left at top of hill.
GPS Location: 2111 North Franklin Drive, Washington, PA 15301
Specator Parking: 1 Washington Federal Way, Washington, PA 15301. All spectator and visiting team parking should use the parking located in between Ross Memorial Park and Wild Things Park.
Note: When attending games at Alexandre Stadium, please do not park at the Siteaneale, LLC, medical building lot. This is private property. Despite its close proximity to Alexandre Stadium, cars will be towed from this private lot.
