Arvest Ballpark

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Arvest Ballpark
Location3000 South 56th Street
Springdale, Arkansas, 72762
Coordinates 36°9′33″N94°11′42″W / 36.15917°N 94.19500°W / 36.15917; -94.19500
Owner City of Springdale
Operator Rich Baseball Operations
Capacity 7,305 (5,353 fixed seats) [1]
Field sizeLeft Field: 325 feet (99 m)
Center Field: 400 feet (122 m)
Right Field: 325 feet (99 m)
SurfacePatriot bermuda overseeded with rye
Construction
Broke groundFebruary 28, 2007;17 years ago (2007-02-28)
OpenedApril 10, 2008;16 years ago (2008-04-10)
Construction cost$50 million
($70.8 million in 2023 dollars [2] )
ArchitectPopulous
Structural engineer Thornton Tomasetti [3]
Services engineerHenderson Engineers [4]
General contractorCrossland Construction [5]
Main contractorsJohn McBride Construction Company Inc. [1]
Tenants
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (TL/Double-A Central) (2008–present)

Arvest Ballpark is a stadium in Springdale, Arkansas. It is primarily used for baseball, as the home of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals of the Texas League. The ballpark has a capacity of 7,305 people and opened in 2008. Arvest Ballpark was designed by the Kansas City architecture firm Populous. [6] Arvest Ballpark was named the 2008 Ballpark of the year by baseballparks.com [7]

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History

The Wichita Wranglers were the Double-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres from 1987 to 1994 and the Kansas City Royals from 1995 to 2007. The Wranglers had struggled with low attendance numbers and an aging Lawrence–Dumont Stadium throughout Bob Rich Jr.'s 18-year ownership of the team. In 2006, Rich sought to move the team to Springdale, contingent on a citizen vote to approve financing for a new stadium.

Springdale's mayor, Jerre M. Van Hoose, and the head of the Chamber of Commerce, Perry Webb, knew what it would take to bring the affiliated Minor Leagues to the area. Not only would they have to find a team willing to move, they would also need to provide them with a better facility than what they would be leaving behind. The referendum concerning a new ballpark was held on July 11, 2006, with voters approving by a narrow margin the continuation of a 1% sales tax to fund construction of the ballpark. [7]

Ground for the ballpark was broken on February 27, 2007. Construction was performed by Crossland Construction and completed in April 2008. On September 10, 2007, a naming rights deal was reached with Arvest Bank Group, Inc. of nearby Bentonville, [8] and the new ballpark's official name was introduced as Arvest Ballpark on October 5, 2007. [9]

The first game played at Arvest Ballpark was the 2008 opening day game between the Naturals and the San Antonio Missions on April 10, 2008. The Naturals lost 7-1 in front of a sellout crowd of 7,820. [10]

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