Copeland Park

Last updated
Copeland Park
The Lumber Yard
Copeland Park.jpg
Copeland Park
Location800 Copeland Ave. La Crosse, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°50′11″N91°15′05″W / 43.836284°N 91.251358°W / 43.836284; -91.251358
Public transitAiga bus trans.svg MTU:   6  
OwnerCity of La Crosse
Capacity 3,550
Field sizeLeft: 325 feet (99 m)
Center: 365 feet (111 m)
Right: 315 feet (96 m)
SurfaceArtificial turf (infield)
Natural grass (outfield)
Opened2003
Tenants
La Crosse Loggers (NWL) (2003Present)
UW-La Crosse (NCAA) (2014Present)

Copeland Park, also referred to as "The Lumber Yard", is a stadium in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home field of the La Crosse Loggers baseball team. The current stadium was built in 2003, although a substantially smaller baseball diamond existed at the site before the construction of the new ballpark. At the time of its construction, the stadium held approximately 2,000 people. [1] However, the success of the Loggers prompted expansions to the grandstand, bringing the capacity to its current 3,550 people. [2] The field dimensions are 325 ft. to left field, 365 ft. to center, and 315 ft. to right.

Contents

Upgrades

On May 10, 2012, the La Crosse Loggers and University of Wisconsin-La Crosse athletic department announced a partnership to allow for the UW-La Crosse baseball team to play at Copeland Park. In exchange, the venue had upgrades of an artificial turf infield, a videoboard addition to the scoreboard in left field and batting cages. [3] UW-La Crosse began playing at Copeland Park in 2014. [4]

Notable events

Copeland Park hosted the 2006 Northwoods League All-Star Game on July 12, 2006. The North Division defeated the South Division 3–2 in 11 innings in front of 3,413 fans, the second-largest crowd in the game's history. [5]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Busch Memorial Stadium</span> Former stadium in St. Louis, Missouri (1966–2005)

Busch Memorial Stadium, also known as Busch Stadium II, was a multi-purpose sports facility in St. Louis, Missouri, that operated for 40 years, from 1966 through 2005.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chase Field</span> Retractable roof stadium in Phoenix, Arizona

Chase Field, formerly Bank One Ballpark, is a retractable roof stadium in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks. It opened in 1998, the year the Diamondbacks debuted as an expansion team. Chase Field was the first stadium built in the United States with a retractable roof over a natural-grass playing surface, although since 2019 it has used artificial turf.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Comiskey Park</span> Former baseball park in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Comiskey Park was a baseball park in Chicago, Illinois, located in the Armour Square neighborhood on the near-southwest side of the city. The stadium served as the home of the Chicago White Sox of the American League from 1910 through 1990. Built by White Sox owner Charles Comiskey and designed by Zachary Taylor Davis, Comiskey Park hosted four World Series and more than 6,000 Major League Baseball games. Also, in one of the most famous boxing matches in history, the field was the site of the 1937 heavyweight title match in which Joe Louis defeated then champion James J. Braddock in eight rounds that launched Louis' unprecedented 11-plus year run as the heavyweight champion of the world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Husky Stadium</span> Stadium at the University of Washington

Husky Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in the northwest United States, located on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. It has been home to the Washington Huskies of the Pac-12 Conference since 1920, hosting their football games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Petco Park</span> Baseball park in San Diego, CA, US

Petco Park is a baseball stadium in Downtown San Diego, California. It is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres, and has also been used as a venue for concerts, soccer, golf, football, and rugby.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">PNC Park</span> Baseball stadium in Pittsburgh, PA, USA

PNC Park is a baseball stadium on the North Shore of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the fifth home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates. Opened during the 2001 MLB season, PNC Park sits along the Allegheny River with a view of the Downtown Pittsburgh skyline. Constructed of steel and limestone, it has a natural grass playing surface and can seat 38,747 people for baseball. It was built just to the east of its predecessor, Three Rivers Stadium, which was demolished in 2001.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Northwoods League</span> Collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league

The Northwoods League is a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league. All players in the league must have NCAA eligibility remaining in order to participate. The league is amateur, and players are not paid, so as to maintain their college eligibility. Graduated senior pitchers are also eligible to play in the Northwoods League. Each team may have four of these players at a time.

The La Crosse Loggers are a La Crosse, Wisconsin based baseball team playing in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. Since the team's inaugural season in 2003, they have played at Copeland Park. The ballpark is nicknamed "the Lumberyard."

Carson Park is a historic park located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It is located on a 134-acre (54.2 ha) peninsula created on an oxbow lake, Half Moon Lake, which was part of the former course of the Chippewa River. The park contains baseball, football, and softball venues, as well as the Chippewa Valley Museum.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Wisconsin–La Crosse</span> Public university in La Crosse, Wisconsin

The University of Wisconsin–La Crosse is a public university in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Established in 1909, it is part of the University of Wisconsin System and offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. With 9,600 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students, UW-La Crosse is composed of four schools and colleges offering 102 undergraduate programs, 31 graduate programs, and 2 doctoral programs. UW-La Crosse has over 85,000 alumni across all 50 U.S. states and 57 countries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium</span> Baseball stadium on CSU Fresno campus

Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium, formerly Varsity Park, is a baseball stadium on the campus of the California State University, Fresno in Fresno, California, United States. It was built in 1966. The field is the home of the Fresno State Bulldogs baseball team and named after former Fresno State baseball coach Pete Beiden. The park was redesigned in 1983 and now holds 3,575 people. Prior to the 2002 opening of Grizzlies Stadium, the park also was the home of the Fresno Grizzlies minor league baseball team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Melbourne Ballpark</span>

The Melbourne Ballpark is a baseball park in Laverton, Victoria. It was opened in January 1990, at a cost of A$3.9m, A$2m was contributed by the State Government of Victoria and the remaining A$1.8m contributed by the Australian Federal Government and was constructed by CK Designwork Architects.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Husky Ballpark</span>

Husky Ballpark is a college baseball park in the northwest United States, located on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. Opened 25 years ago in 1998, it is the home field of the Washington Huskies of the Pac-12 conference. The playing field was renamed for donor Herb Chaffey in May 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Veterans Memorial Stadium (La Crosse)</span> Stadium in La Crosse, Wisconsin

Veterans Memorial Stadium is a stadium in La Crosse, Wisconsin owned by the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. The original Veterans Memorial Stadium facility was built in 1948 and was demolished in 2008 to make way for a new structure which opened in 2009. The new stadium seats 10,000, with around 6,200 seats in the main grandstand. The stadium is primarily used for football and track and field. It is the home field of the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles. The 10-lane, 400 meter track complex has hosted several NCAA championships and hosts the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association state high school track and field championships each June. The stadium complex also houses the Veterans Hall of Honor meeting room.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wild Things Park</span> Baseball stadium in Pennsylvania

Wild Things Park is a 3,200-seat multi-purpose baseball stadium in North Franklin Township, a suburb of Washington, Pennsylvania. It hosted its first regular season baseball game on May 29, 2002, as the primary tenants of the facility, the Washington Wild Things, lost to the Canton Coyotes, 3-0. The ballpark also hosts the California Vulcans baseball team, representing Pennsylvania Western University California. It was the home of the Pennsylvania Rebellion of the National Pro Fastpitch, a women's professional softball league, until 2017 when the team folded. It also hosts Trinity High School's baseball team and the WPIAL Baseball Championships. It was briefly the home of the Pittsburgh Riverhounds soccer club during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. Wild Things Park is located near Interstate 70 and is notable for including a hot tub in the viewing stands. ProGrass Synthetic Turf was installed in the fall of 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">PK Park</span> Baseball stadium

PK Park is a baseball stadium in the northwest United States, located in Eugene, Oregon. It is the home field of the University of Oregon Ducks of the Pac-12 Conference, and during the summer, the home of the minor league Eugene Emeralds of the Northwest League. The Ducks' program was revived in 2009 after nearly three decades as a club sport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Washington Huskies baseball</span>

The Washington Huskies baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball team of the University of Washington, located in Seattle, Washington, United States. The program has been a member of the NCAA Division I Pac-12 Conference since the start of the 1960 season, preceded by the Pacific Coast Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ron Tonkin Field</span> Baseball park in Oregon

Ron Tonkin Field, originally Hillsboro Ballpark, is a baseball park in the northwest United States, located in Hillsboro, Oregon, a suburb west of Portland. The stadium has a capacity of 4,500 spectators and is the home for the Hillsboro Hops of the Northwest League and the Post 6 Barbers of the American Legion Oregon Zone 2 Division. Groundbreaking for the $15.55 million venue was on September 21, 2012, with the first game played nine months later on June 17, 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Globe Life Field</span> Baseball park in Arlington, Texas

Globe Life Field is a retractable roof stadium in Arlington, Texas. It is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Texas Rangers. It is located just south of Choctaw Stadium, the Rangers' former home ballpark.

The 2016 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 2016 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the 41st national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wisconsin for the championship. Eight regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with four regions consisting of six teams, and four consisting of eight, for a total of 56 teams participating in the tournament. The tournament champion was Trinity (TX), who defeated Keystone in the championship series in two games.

References

  1. "Ballpark Visits: Copeland Park". Archived from the original on 2006-06-14. Retrieved 2006-07-16.
  2. "Wisconsin's Premier Sporting Venues". Wisconsin Department of Tourism . Archived from the original on 2006-06-21. Retrieved 2006-07-16.
  3. Brown, Jeff (10 May 2012). "Loggers, UW-L create framework for partnership". La Crosse Tribune . Archived from the original on 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  4. "Lumberyard to get new turf field". WKBT . 30 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
  5. Badzinski, Joel (2006-07-13). "North wins NWL All-Star game in 11 innings". La Crosse Tribune . Retrieved 2006-07-16.