Doran Park (ballpark)

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Doran Park
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Doran Park in July 2019
Doran Park (ballpark)
Address220 Sandwich Road
Location Bourne, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates 41°44′40″N70°34′40″W / 41.744322°N 70.577803°W / 41.744322; -70.577803
Capacity 3,000
Field sizeLeft Field: 325 ft
Center Field: 390 ft
Right Field: 315 ft
SurfaceGrass
Opened2006
Tenants
Bourne Braves

Doran Park is a baseball venue in Bourne, Massachusetts, the centerpiece of the Barry J. Motta Athletic Complex at Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School, and home to the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL).

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The Bourne Braves began play on the newly-constructed field in 2006, after having previously played home games at Coady School field and Massachusetts Maritime Academy's Hendy Field since the team's inception in 1988. [1] In a 2007 Braves pre-game ceremony, the new ballpark was dedicated as "Doran Park" in memory of long-time baseball fan and Sagamore resident, George Doran, Sr., and was touted as "the model for the Cape League’s future." [2] The following season, the Braves held a lighting ceremony to celebrate the park's new minor league caliber lighting system, a gift from the Doran family. Among the speakers at the 2008 event was former Bourne Brave and Boston Red Sox player Lou Merloni. [3] [4]

Doran Park was host to the CCBL championship series in 2009, as the Braves defeated the Cotuit Kettleers to claim the first league championship in franchise history. [5] [6] In 2014, the CCBL all-star game festivities were held at Doran, the first time the Braves had hosted the event. [7] [8] [9] The park again hosted the CCBL title series in 2017, as the Braves fell to the Brewster Whitecaps. [10] The ballpark has been the summertime home of dozens of future major leaguers such as Mitch Moreland, Travis Jankowski, and Pete Alonso.

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References

  1. ↑ "History of Doran Park and the Bourne Braves". bournebraves.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. ↑ Paul Gately (July 10, 2007). "Bourne's new gem of a diamond: Doran Park is dedicated". Bourne Courier. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. ↑ Bourne Braves' Doran Park sees the lights Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Nov. 2008, Cape Cod Today
  4. ↑ Jim Chandley (June 15, 2008). "Bourne New Lights at Doran Park". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  5. ↑ Jim Chandley (August 11, 2009). "Bourne Takes One Game Under Blanket of Fog". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  6. ↑ Ashley Crosby (August 12, 2009). "Bourne Braves Win First Cape League Championship". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Cape League 2014 All-Star Game Bourne". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  8. ↑ "West tops East stars in Cape League ASG". Yarmouth Register. Yarmouth, MA. July 31, 2014. p. 15.
  9. ↑ Pappas, Ted (August 1, 2014). "One awesome All-Star Game". Barnstable Patriot. Barnstable, MA. pp. A11.
  10. ↑ Matt St.Jean (August 14, 2017). "Brewster Whitecaps Win First Cape League Title in 17 Years". capecod.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.


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