UNCG Baseball Stadium

UNCG 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]

UNCG Baseball Stadium
Full nameUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro Baseball Stadium
LocationKenilworth Street and Theta Street, Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Coordinates36.067309°N 79.813721°W / 36.067309; -79.813721
OwnerUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro
OperatorUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro
Capacity3,500 (889 permanent seats)
Acreage13 acres (53,000 m2)
SurfaceNatural grass
ScoreboardElectronic
Construction
Built1999
OpenedFebruary 12, 1999
Renovated2008
Construction cost$5.4 million
Tenants
UNC Greensboro Spartans baseball (NCAA DI SoCon)
(1999–present)

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

  1. UNCG Baseball Stadium at uncgspartans.com, URL accessed December 22, 2010. Archived 12-22-2010
  2. UNCG Dedicates New Baseball Stadium by Bill Hass at nl.newsbank.com, URL accessed December 22, 2010. Archived 12-22-2010
  3. Manuel, John (28 May 2012). "UNC Greensboro Fires Mike Gaski". BaseballAmerica.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  4. Sorenson, Eric (5 October 2012). "Distiller's Dozen - The "Hey, Nice Stadium" Edition". CollegeBaseballToday.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
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