Sparrow Stadium

Sparrow Stadium
Clifford S. Cormell Field at Sparrow Stadium
Clifford S. Cormell Field at Sparrow Stadium
Sparrow Stadium
Location within South Carolina
Full name Clifford S. Cormell Field at Sparrow Stadium
Address 4700 East Palmetto Street,
Florence, SC 29506[1]
Coordinates 34°11′38.5″N 79°39′33″W / 34.194028°N 79.65917°W / 34.194028; -79.65917Coordinates: 34°11′38.5″N 79°39′33″W / 34.194028°N 79.65917°W / 34.194028; -79.65917
Capacity 1,755[1]
Field size Left field: 330 ft (100 m)
Center field: 400 ft (120 m)
Right field: 330 ft (100 m)[2]
Opened April 11, 2012 (2012-04-11)[3]
Tenants
Francis Marion Patriots[1] (PBC) 2012-present
Florence RedWolves[2] (CPL) 2012-present
Florence–Darlington Tech Stingers[4]

Clifford S. Cormell Field at Sparrow Stadium is a baseball stadium on the campus of Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina.[1] Part of the $11.1 million R. Gerald Griffin Athletic Complex, Sparrow Stadium is the home field for the Francis Marion Patriots baseball team.[1] Sparrow Stadium also hosts some home games for the Florence–Darlington Technical College Stingers baseball team.[4]

Sparrow Stadium is the home field of the Florence RedWolves of the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league.[2] The RedWolves moved to Sparrow Stadium in the middle of the 2012 season because Florence's American Legion Field, built in 1968, no longer met Coastal Plain League standards, lacking a visitors clubhouse and having questionable field conditions.[5][6]

Sparrow Stadium hosted the Coastal Plain League All-Star Game on July 12, 2015.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Cormell Field at Sparrow Stadium". fmupatriots.com. Francis Marion University. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sparrow Stadium". florenceredwolves.com. Florence RedWolves. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ Haselden, Mark (May 29, 2012). "Deal to move RedWolves to FMU stadium nearly done". SCNow. Florence, SC: BH Media Group, Inc. Retrieved August 12, 2018. ...Cormell Field at Sparrow Stadium, which opened on April 11...
  4. 1 2 "Baseball Schedule". stingerathletics.com. Florence–Darlington Technical College. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ Reichard, Kevin (May 30, 2012). "RedWolves moving to FMU ballpark". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ Haselden, Mark (June 14, 2012). "RedWolves, Francis Marion make stadium deal official". SCNow. BH Media Group, Inc. Retrieved August 12, 2018. Florence’s first game at Sparrow Stadium is scheduled for July 7 against the Wilson Tobs.
  7. ↑ Bundy, Sam (July 12, 2015). "Sparrow Stadium a place where RedWolves, league can shine". SCNow. BH Media Group, Inc. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
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