Truist Stadium (Winston-Salem)

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Truist Stadium
Location within North Carolina
Former namesBB&T Ballpark (2010–2020)
Address951 Ballpark Way
Location Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Coordinates 36°05′30″N80°15′21″W / 36.091602°N 80.255962°W / 36.091602; -80.255962
Owner City of Winston-Salem
Operator Winston-Salem Dash LLC
Capacity 5,500 [1]
Field sizeLeft field: 315 ft (96 m)
Center field: 399 ft (122 m)
Right field: 323 ft (98 m) [2]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke groundOctober 30, 2007
OpenedApril 10, 2010
Construction cost $48.7 million [2]
($70.2 million in 2024 dollars [3] )
Architect 360 Architecture
CJMW Architecture
Structural engineerCity Structures D&P, Inc. [4]
General contractorSamet Construction [5]
Tenants
Winston-Salem Dash (CL/High-A East) (2010–present)

Truist Stadium is a ballpark in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, that replaced Ernie Shore Field. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Winston-Salem Dash minor league baseball team.

Contents

The ballpark is bounded by Peters Creek Parkway (northwest/west); 1st Street (north); and Green Street (northeast, left-center field). Salem Parkway, which carries US 158 and US 421, is toward the south/southeast.

History

It was originally planned to open for the 2009 season. Various delays pushed it to mid-2009, and then to the 2010 season. Oversights such as the budget, by city planners, were reported to be the cause. [6]

The first home game was played on April 13, 2010, against the Potomac Nationals, resulting in a 5–4 loss in 12 innings, before 7,111 spectators. [7] At the end of its first season, the stadium was named Ballpark of the Year by Baseballparks.com. [8]

Naming rights

On February 24, 2010, the Dash announced that Winston-Salem based bank BB&T had signed a 15-year naming rights deal for the new ballpark. BB&T also owned the naming rights for fellow Winston-Salem Entertainment-Sports Complex venue BB&T Field, home to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team. [9]

This was the second ballpark in the Carolina League sponsored by BB&T. The first was BB&T Coastal Field (now TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark), home to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. BB&T also sponsored BB&T Ballpark (now Truist Field) for the Charlotte Knights which opened in the spring of 2014. [10]

The ballpark was renamed Truist Stadium in June 2020 due to the 2019 merger of BB&T and SunTrust Banks to form Truist. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Visit Truist Stadium, home of the Winston-Salem Dash". MLB.com. Retrieved May 31, 2024. Capacity: 5,500
  2. 1 2 Reichard, Kevin (April 10, 2010). "BB&T Ballpark / Winston-Salem Dash". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  3. ↑ 1634–1699: '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000B-QINU`"' McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000C-QINU`"' McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000D-QINU`"'Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–" . Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  4. ↑ "BB&T Ballpark". City Structures D&P, Inc. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Building for the Future: Minor League Stadiums". SportsBusiness Journal . April 19, 2009. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  6. ↑ Graff, Laura (May 6, 2009). "Extra Innings, and Still No Winner – Sources: Ballpark Not Likely to Open This Year" . Winston-Salem Journal . Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Nats Take BB&T Ballpark Opener with 5–4 Win". Minor League Baseball . Minor League Baseball. April 14, 2010. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
  8. ↑ Mock, Joe (August 28, 2010). "BB&T Ballpark Definitely Worth the Wait". Baseball Parks. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
  9. ↑ Carver, Richard (February 24, 2010). "Spreading the name: BB&T Sees Benefit in Affixing Bank's Name to Stadiums Here and Elsewhere" . Winston-Salem Journal . Archived from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  10. ↑ Reichard, Kevin (August 24, 2012). "Groundbreaking for New Knights Ballpark Set for Sept. 14". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
  11. ↑ Brasier, John (June 18, 2020). "Dash stadium has new name to reflect BB&T merger". Triad Business Journal . Retrieved June 19, 2020.
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