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| Full name | University of North Carolina at Greensboro Baseball Stadium |
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| Address | Greensboro, NC United States |
| Location | 1509 Walker Ave. |
| Owner | UNC Greensboro |
| Operator | UNC Greensboro Athletics |
| Type | Baseball stadium |
| Capacity | 3,500 (889 permanent seats) |
| Acreage | 13 acres (53,000 m) |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Scoreboard | Electronic |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1999 |
| Opened | February 12, 1999; 25 years ago (February 12, 1999) |
| Renovated | 2008 |
| Construction cost | $5.4 million |
| Tenants | |
| UNC Greensboro Spartans baseball (NCAA DI SoCon) (1999–present) | |
The UNCG Baseball Stadium is a baseball venue located on the campus of UNCG in Greensboro, North Carolina. The stadium is home to the UNC Greensboro Spartans baseball team, which is a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon).
The stadium has a capacity of 3,500 spectators and opened in 1999.
History
The first game at the UNCG Baseball Stadium was played on February 12, 1999, in front of 1,835 spectators.
Description
The UNCG Baseball Stadium encompasses 10,000 square feet (930 m) of space on approximately 13 acres (53,000 m) of land. It cost $5.4 million to build.
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.
In 2006, a new scoreboard with a videoboard to show live statistics during games was installed.
In 2012, John Manuel of Baseball America called the stadium "one of the best mid-major ballparks in the Southeast." In the same year, writer Eric Sorenson ranked the stadium the second best small venue in Division I baseball.
References
- ^ 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.
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| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | |
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| Located in: Greensboro, North Carolina | |
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