Volcanoes Stadium

Volcanoes Stadium
Main grandstand in 2009
Volcanoes Stadium
Location in Keizer, Oregon
Volcanoes Stadium
Volcanoes Stadium (Oregon)
Location 6700 Field of Dreams Way
Keizer, Oregon
Owner Sports Enterprises Inc.
Operator Sports Enterprises Inc.
Capacity 4,254
Field size Left – 325 ft (99 m)
Center – 400 ft (122 m)
Right – 325 ft (99 m)
Surface Natural grass
Construction
Broke ground January 6, 1997
Opened June 22, 1997
Construction cost $3 million
($4.57 million in 2018 [1])
Architect Arbuckle Costic Architects
Tenants
Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (NWL)
(1997–present)

Volcanoes Stadium is a minor league baseball park in the northwest United States, located in Keizer, Oregon. It is the home field of the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, a Class A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants in the short-season Northwest League.[2]

Nicknamed "Oregon's Field of Dreams", it opened 21 years ago in 1997 and has a capacity of 4,254 people.[3] The ballpark is adjacent to Interstate 5, just beyond the right field fence, and sits at an approximate elevation of 150 feet (45 m) above sea level. The Volcanoes have won five Northwest League championships, in 1998, 2001, 2006, 2007,[4] and 2009. The team moved to Salem-Keizer in 1997, after two seasons in Bellingham, Washington,[5][6] preceded by eleven years in Everett.

Salem's previous NWL teams in the 1980s played at Chemeketa Community College.

Other uses

Volcanoes Stadium is used for other events, including RV shows, birthday parties, and concerts.

The stadium is also home to the state high school baseball championships[7] and local little league teams.

Under head coach Mike Bellotti, the University of Oregon Ducks played their spring football game at the stadium in early May 1998.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Volcanoes Baseball Official Site". Volcanoesbaseball.com. 2010-08-27. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
  3. ↑ "Review of Volcanoes Stadium". Ballparkreviews.com. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
  4. ↑ "Volcanoes grab NWL title". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. September 10, 2007. p. C1.
  5. ↑ "Northwest League gets new look". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. June 15, 1997. p. 6F.
  6. ↑ "Indians opener set for Spokane". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. January 9, 1997. p. C4.
  7. ↑ Mims, Steve (May 31, 2005). "Area rarely 0-for-playoffs". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. E5.
  8. ↑ Clark, Bob (May 2, 1998). "Starters should shine in spring game". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. p. 2D.

Coordinates: 45°00′54″N 122°59′38″W / 45.015°N 122.994°W / 45.015; -122.994

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