UNCG Baseball Stadium

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UNCG Baseball Stadium
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UNCG Baseball Stadium
Full nameUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro Baseball Stadium
Location1509 Walker Ave, Greensboro, NC 27412.
OwnerUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro
Capacity 3,500 (889 permanent seats)
Acreage 13 acres (53,000 m2)
SurfaceNatural grass
ScoreboardElectronic
Construction
Built1999
OpenedFebruary 12, 1999
Renovated2008
Construction cost$5.4 million
Tenants
UNC Greensboro Spartans baseball (NCAA DI SoCon) (1999–present)

The UNCG Baseball Stadium is located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The stadium is home to the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) Spartans college baseball team, which is a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). It has a capacity of 3,500 spectators and opened in 1999. [1]

The first game at the UNCG Baseball Stadium was played on February 12, 1999, [2] in front of 1,835 spectators. [1]

Description

The UNCG Baseball Stadium encompasses 10,000 square feet (930 m2) of space on approximately 13 acres (53,000 m2) of land. It cost $5.4 million to build. [1]

The stadium includes a press box, PA system, concessions, offices, lights, a drainage system, dugouts, and a scoreboard. The venue has 889 permanent seats and additional berm seating, which sums to a seating capacity of approximately 3,500. [1]

In 2006, a new scoreboard with a videoboard to show live statistics during games was installed. [1]

In 2012, John Manuel of Baseball America called the stadium "one of the best mid-major ballparks in the Southeast." [3] In the same year, writer Eric Sorenson ranked the stadium the second best small venue in Division I baseball. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 UNCG Baseball Stadium at uncgspartans.com, URL accessed December 22, 2010. Archived 12-22-2010
  2. UNCG Dedicates New Baseball Stadium by Bill Hass at nl.newsbank.com, URL accessed December 22, 2010. Archived 12-22-2010
  3. Manuel, John (28 May 2012). "UNC Greensboro Fires Mike Gaski". BaseballAmerica.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  4. Sorenson, Eric (5 October 2012). "Distiller's Dozen - The "Hey, Nice Stadium" Edition". CollegeBaseballToday.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.