The Complex consists of 5 youth baseball fields that youngsters 5-12 years old utilize through the Van Buren Boys and
Girls Club and the Cal Ripken Division of Babe Ruth Baseball.
There are 3 regulation baseball fields which are used by 13-18 year olds. The Iverson Riggs Memorial Field is home
to the Van Buren High School Pointers as well as American Legion and Babe Ruth Baseball teams.
Also, an indoor work out area and a batting cage complement the baseball areas.
The football field is home to the Van Buren Boys and Girls Club Football League.
The Field of Dreams has hosted several district and state Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken tournaments. Three Cal Ripken Regional
Tournaments have been hosted by the Field of Dreams.
2004 brought the first Babe Ruth World Series to the complex. The 13 year old World Series has been hailed as one
of the most successful events in the history of Van Buren. Many thanks and honor go out to the volunteers and citizens
of Van Buren and Crawford County for making this an awesome event.
Major improvements were made to the Iverson Riggs Memorial Field for the World Series including a covered grand stand.
Continuing improvements are being made in preparation for the 2008 15 Year Old Babe Ruth World Series. Already new sunken
dugouts have been added to the Riggs Field. A new Scoreboard has also been added. Further improvements are
planned including more permanent seating.
Our thanks to the Hodo family for their generous donation that installed lights on our second Babe Ruth Field.
Efforts will always be made to keep the Field of Dreams the premiere sports complex in the region.
Van Buren is now an official Babe Ruth World Series training site. We will try to help make future World Series
a big success for the participating communities.
