Address | 474 Ball Park Rd. Lexington, SC 29072 |
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Location | Lexington, South Carolina |
Coordinates | 33°58′05″N81°17′02″W / 33.968°N 81.284°W |
Owner | Lexington County Recreation & Aging Commission |
Operator | Lexington County Blowfish |
Capacity | 2,573 |
Field size | Left Field: 318 ft Center Field: 394 ft Right Field: 302 ft |
Surface | Natural grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 2014 |
Opened | 2015 |
General contractor | Quakenbush Architects and Planning |
Tenants | |
Lexington County Blowfish |
Lexington County Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium in Lexington, South Carolina. It is the home field of the Lexington County Blowfish of the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The stadium holds 2,573 spectators. [1] The venue hosted the Big South Conference baseball tournament from 2016 through 2018. [2]
The Blowfish operate Lexington County Baseball Stadium year round and holds its front office in the stadium.[ citation needed ]
The venue includes the Stadium Club, a climate-controlled area that hosts various events in the off-season and is booked as a hospitality area during the summer Blowfish season.[ citation needed ]
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