UNCG Baseball Stadium
College stadium in North Carolina, U.S.
36°04′02″N 79°48′49″W / 36.067309°N 79.813721°W / 36.067309; -79.813721UNCG Baseball Stadium is a baseball venue located in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. It is home to the UNC Greensboro Spartans college baseball team of the Division I Southern Conference. It has a capacity of 3,500 spectators and opened in 1999.[1]
The venue opened on February 12, 1999,[2] for a game against George Washington. The game was played in front of a crowd of 1,835 spectators.[1]
Features
The facility encompasses 10,000 square feet (930 m2) of space on approximately 13 acres (53,000 m2) of land. It cost $5.4 million to build.[1]
Features of the venue include a press box, PA system, concessions, offices, lights, a drainage system, dugouts, and a scoreboard. 889 permanent seats and additional berm seating make up a seating capacity of approximately 3,500.[1]
Renovations
In 2006, a new scoreboard was installed at the stadium. It includes a videoboard, which shows live statistics during games.[1]
Praise
In 2012, John Manuel of Baseball America called the stadium "one of the best mid-major ballparks in the Southeast."[3] In the same year, writer Eric Sorenson ranked the stadium the second best small venue in Division I baseball.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e UNCG Baseball Stadium at uncgspartans.com, URL accessed December 22, 2010. Archived 12-22-2010
- ^ UNCG Dedicates New Baseball Stadium by Bill Hass at nl.newsbank.com, URL accessed December 22, 2010. Archived 12-22-2010
- ^ Manuel, John (28 May 2012). "UNC Greensboro Fires Mike Gaski". BaseballAmerica.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ Sorenson, Eric (5 October 2012). "Distiller's Dozen - The "Hey, Nice Stadium" Edition". CollegeBaseballToday.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Located in: Greensboro, North Carolina
- Founded: 1891
