Dell Diamond

Dell Diamond
Location 3400 East Palm Valley Boulevard
Round Rock, Texas 78664
Coordinates 30°31′38″N 97°37′50″W / 30.5273°N 97.6305°W / 30.5273; -97.6305Coordinates: 30°31′38″N 97°37′50″W / 30.5273°N 97.6305°W / 30.5273; -97.6305
Owner City of Round Rock
Operator Ryan Sanders Baseball LP
Capacity 11,631
Record attendance 13,475 on June 16, 2006
Field size Left field – 335 feet (102 m)
Center field – 400 feet (120 m)
Right field – 325 feet (99 m)
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground February 26, 1999 (1999-02-26)[1]
Opened April 16, 2000 (2000-04-16)
Construction cost $25 million[2]
($35.5 million in 2017 dollars[3] )
Architect HKS, Inc.
Project manager The Madison Group, Ltd.[4]
Services engineer Blum Consulting Engineers, Inc.[5]
General contractor Hensel Phelps
Tenants

Dell Diamond is the home stadium of the Round Rock Express, the Triple-A Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Houston Astros major league baseball team. On April 16, 2000, the then-Double-A affiliate Express played their first home game at the stadium.[6]

Dell Diamond is built on 85 acres (344,000 m²) of former farmland on the east side of Round Rock, Texas,[7] a rapidly growing suburban city northeast of Austin. Nolan Ryan and his son Reid Ryan, part owners of the Express, originally wanted a stadium inside the city of Austin, but found a more attractive site in the City of Round Rock, with support from the city leadership. The city of Round Rock contributed $7.35 million to the $25 million cost of the facility. The city owns the ballpark and gave the Express a 38-year lease. Dell Computer Corporation (now Dell, Inc.) contracted for naming rights in a deal that will cost the company $2.5 million over 15 years.

Events

The stadium has also hosted several college games, including some early-season University of Texas contests in 2007 while the Longhorns' home field, UFCU Disch-Falk Field, had been undergoing a major renovation project. A showcase neutral-site game was played on February 21, 2012, between the Baylor Bears and Texas State Bobcats.[8] Dell Diamond is also the designated site for the University Interscholastic League state baseball tournament. On February 13, 2016, the stadium hosted a rugby union match between Canada and USA Rugby, as part of the Americas Rugby Championship.

On June 25, 2007, Manny Parra, pitcher for the visiting Nashville Sounds, pitched a perfect game against the Round Rock Express at the ballpark.[9]

From September 2017 to mid-March 2018, the stadium was transformed into a set used for the fourth season of television's Fear the Walking Dead.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Davenport, Christian (February 27, 1999). "Nolan Ryan Breaks Ground from the Mound". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  2. ↑ Knight, Graham. "The Dell Diamond". Baseball Pilgrimages. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  3. ↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Past Projects". The Madison Group, Ltd. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Leisure-Recreation Facilities". Blum Consulting Engineers. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  6. ↑ Jacobs, Janet (January 14, 2000). "Dell Roots, Roots, Roots for the Home Team". Austin American-Statesman. p. A1.
  7. ↑ "Ballpark Profile". Minor League Baseball. January 12, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  8. ↑ Pirtle, Krista (February 23, 2012). "Baseball Takes Down Texas State with Four-Run Inning". The Baylor Lariat. Baylor University. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Nashville vs. Round Rock - June 25, 2007 - Box". Minor League Baseball. June 25, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  10. ↑ Maun, Tyler (May 10, 2018). "Round Rock promo rises from the grave". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
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