 Guy Smith Stadium in 2024 | |
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  Guy Smith Stadium Location within North Carolina  Guy Smith Stadium Guy Smith Stadium (the United States) | |
| Address | 1051 Moye Boulevard Greenville, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°36′08″N77°23′43″W / 35.60222°N 77.39528°W |
| Owner | City of Greenville |
| Operator | City of Greenville |
| Capacity | 3,000 (1939) [1] 2,100 (1950) [1] 1,500 (2024) [2] |
| Field size | 320-365-320 (1939) 320-390-320 (1940) [1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1939 |
| Renovated | 2024 |
| Construction cost | $50,000 (1939) [3] $1 million (2024) [2] |
| Builder | Works Project Administration [3] |
| Tenants | |
| Greenville Yard Gnomes (CPL) 2024–present JH Rose High School Greenville Greenies (CPL (D)) 1939–1941, 1946–1951 East Carolina Pirates football (NCAA) 1939–1941, 1946–1948 | |
Guy Smith Stadium is a sports stadium in Greenville, North Carolina. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home of the Greenville Yard Gnomes, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Coastal Plain League.
Guy Smith Stadium was built by the Works Project Administration for $50,000 in 1939 (equivalent to $1,130,000in 2024). The ballpark is located within Guy Smith Park [3] at 1051 Moye Boulevard. [4] In 2022, the baseball field at the stadium was officially named Ronald “RV” Vincent Field for the long-time JH Rose High School baseball coach who is the all-time winningest coach in North Carolina high school baseball history. [5]
The Greenville Greenies played minor league baseball at the stadium as members of the Coastal Plain League (Class D) (1939–1941, 1946–1951). [1] The Greenville Yard Gnomes will start playing collegiate summer baseball at the stadium in the current Coastal Plain League with the 2024 season. [6] [7] Stadium renovations for the 2024 season, at a cost of $1 million, [2] include new seats, additional restroom facilities and concessions, a new hitting tunnel, and a new batting cage. [8]