Prominent homebuilder donates $1M to New College for baseball field

Prominent Manatee and Sarasota homebuilder and philanthropist Carlos Beruff has donated $1 million to New College of Florida for the school’s baseball field and complex. 

The gift, from Carlos and wife Janelle Beruff, will go toward what will be called the Beruff Family Field of Dreams, according to a late Friday afternoon statement from New College. The field will be at the corner of U.S. 41 and University Parkway, just past the entrance to the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport and, the release states, will be one “of the most visible athletic landmarks in the area.” 

“Carlos Beruff has long been a champion for the people of Sarasota and Manatee counties, and his belief in the transformative power of education and athletics aligns perfectly with the mission of New College,” New College President Richard Corcoran says in the release. “This field will be more than just a home for our baseball team; it will be a legacy space where the values of determination, intellectual curiosity and academic excellence intersect with athletic achievement.