Arsenal BG Ballpark

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Arsenal BG Ballpark
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Arsenal BG Ballpark
Location within Illinois
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Arsenal BG Ballpark
Arsenal BG Ballpark (the United States)
Former namesGMC Stadium (2002–2006)
GCS Credit Union Ballpark (2006–2023)
Grizzlies Ballpark (2023–2025)
Address2301 Grizzlie Bear Blvd.
Sauget, IL 62206
Coordinates 38°33′58″N90°8′9″W / 38.56611°N 90.13583°W / 38.56611; -90.13583
Owner Vilage of Sauget
Capacity Baseball: 5,000 (2002–2004)
6,000 (2004–present)
Concerts: 8,000
Field sizeLeft field: 318 feet
Center field: 385 feet
Right field: 301 feet
SurfaceSynthetic Turf
Construction
Opened2002 (2002)
ArchitectKuhlmann Design Group
Tenants
Gateway Grizzlies (FL) 2002–present

Arsenal BG Ballpark is a baseball stadium in Sauget, Illinois that serves as the home ballpark for the Gateway Grizzlies of the Frontier League (FL). The stadium features reserved box seating, lawn seating, party suites, two hot tubs, and a section of bleacher seating in right field that was added in 2004. The stadium's seating capacity was increased to 6,000 following the renovations. [1] In 2004, the Grizzlies became the first team in Frontier League history to draw over 200,000 fans for a season, finishing with a league best 217,500. ProGrass synthetic turf was installed in January 2012.

Arsenal BG Ballpark was built in time for the start of the 2002 season, under the original name of GMC Stadium. [2] It was renamed GCS Credit Union Ballpark for the 2006 season. [3] When that naming rights deal ran out before the 2023 season it became Grizzlies Ballpark. [2] The ballpark was renamed Arsenal BG Ballpark before the 2025 season in a multi-year naming rights deal with Arsenal Business Growth. [4] [5]

Arsenal BG Ballpark hosted the 2008 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship. The stadium hosts the annual wood-bat college baseball game between the Billikens of Saint Louis University and the Salukis of Southern Illinois University. The ballpark also serves as the home field of Webster University's baseball team. It was home field for the now-defunct Lindenwood University – Belleville.

Arsenal BG Ballpark sells a unique food item called "Baseball's Best Burger", a variant of the Luther Burger. It consists of a bacon cheeseburger with a Krispy Kreme Original Glazed doughnut used as a bun. [6] The ballpark and the burger were showcased in a special baseball-themed episode in season 2 of the Travel Channel's Man v. Food along with their nachos.

References

  1. ↑ "Grizzlies Ballpark". Gateway Grizzlies.
  2. 1 2 "New for 2023: Grizzlies Ballpark". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  3. ↑ Hefferman, Todd (July 11, 2006). "Grizzlies doing just fine without Major League affiliation". The Southern Illinoisan . Retrieved April 23, 2023. GCS Ballpark, known as GMC Stadium prior to this season,...
  4. ↑ Erickson, Ethan (May 13, 2025). "Gateway Grizzlies' ballpark has a new name: Arsenal BG Ballpark" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Archived from the original on May 13, 2025. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  5. ↑ Rubbelke, Nathan (May 13, 2025). "Minor league stadium gets new name" . St. Louis Business Journal . Archived from the original on June 5, 2025. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Baseball's Best Burger". Archived from the original on June 9, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
Events and tenants
Preceded by Host of the FL All-Star Game
GMC Stadium
2003		Succeeded by


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