| Comming into Champaign - Urbana from the East or West on interstate 74 Take the Neil Street south off of 74. Follow it south until you come to Kirby street. Go through the stop light and McDonalds will be on your right, just south of it is Trade Center Drive. Turn Right into the parking lot for the motel and TGIF Fridays. The resturant is on your right and the motel will be on your left. |
| Coming into Champaign - Urbana from the North or South on interstate Follow 57 until you get to the interstate 72 exit. Interstate 72 will go west. You will want to go east into Champaign on University Ave. Follow it until you come to a stop light. This is Mattis ave. Turn to your right on Matis. You will be going south. Follow Mattis ave. for approx. 2 miles south. You will come to Kirby Ave. You will want to turn left on Kirby. Follow kirby until you come to South Neil Street. Approx. 2- 3 miles. At the corner of Kirby and South Neil you will see a McDonalds. Turn right on Neil street. Just past the McDonals is Trade Center Drive. Turn right into the parking lots. The motel will be on your left and the resrtruant will be on your right. |
| To Get to softball field from Hawthoren Suites Take Trade Center Drive back out to South Neill Street. Turn to your left. You will need to get all the way over to your right lane. At the light turn right on Kirby Ave. You will be heading east. Follow kirby east past the assembly hall, Memorial Statidum, The Bielfieldt Center, the Illini baseball , field then there is the parking lot for the softball field on your right, Turn in and the diamond will be on your left. |
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| Champaign Map |
| Black Dot: Hawthorne Suites Yellow Dot: Illini Softball Field |