HOME OF THE BEAVERS

JOECKS MEMORIAL FIELD

at LANNON VILLAGE PARK

7450 N Lannon Road

Lannon, WI 53046

 

"The Baseball Capital of Waukesha County"

 

History Behind Joecks Memorial Field

FIRST TELEVISED GAME ON ESPN AT JOECKS MEMORIAL FIELD

Even local sports enthusiasts may be surprised to know that first ESPN game broadcast on Sept. 7, 1979, emanated from Joecks Field in Lannon. It was Game 1 of the American Professional Slowpitch Softball League World Series, a best-of-nine endeavor, between the Milwaukee Schlitz and Kentucky Bourbons.

 

 

DIRECTIONS:

1.  Head North on I-41/US 45 from the Milwaukee Zoo Interchange

2.  Take Exit 47A toward 175 N

3.  Take left at Good Hope Road / County Hwy W 

4.  Follow to Lannon Rd and take a right, field is on the right

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