UNCG Baseball Stadium
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Article ImagesThe 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]
Full name | University of North Carolina at Greensboro Baseball Stadium |
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Location | 1509 Walker Ave, Greensboro, NC 27412. |
Owner | University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
Capacity | 3,500 (889 permanent seats) |
Acreage | 13 acres (53,000 m2) |
Surface | Natural grass |
Scoreboard | Electronic |
Construction | |
Built | 1999 |
Opened | February 12, 1999 |
Renovated | 2008 |
Construction cost | $5.4 million |
Tenants | |
UNC Greensboro Spartans baseball (NCAA DI SoCon) (1999–present) |
The first game at the UNCG Baseball Stadium was played on February 12, 1999,[2] in front of 1,835 spectators.[1]
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]
- ^ a b c d e UNCG Baseball Stadium at uncgspartans.com, URL accessed December 22, 2010. Archived 12-22-2010
- ^ UNCG Dedicates New Baseball Stadium by Bill Hass at nl.newsbank.com, URL accessed December 22, 2010. Archived 12-22-2010
- ^ Manuel, John (28 May 2012). "UNC Greensboro Fires Mike Gaski". BaseballAmerica.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ 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.