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| It was home to the ] minor league baseball team of the Texas/Louisiana League, Central Baseball League and, in their final year, the Frontier League (all independent leagues) as the Springfield/Ozark Ducks as well as the Southwest Missouri State Bears. The Ducks discontinued playing in 2004 after the city of Springfield landed the ] (formerly ]) minor league team of the Double-A Texas League. One year earlier, the ] Bears (formerly Southwest Missouri State) baseball team also moved from Price Cutter Park to the new ] (cap. 8,000) in downtown Springfield. | It was home to the ] minor league baseball team of the Texas/Louisiana League, Central Baseball League and, in their final year, the Frontier League (all independent leagues) as the Springfield/Ozark Ducks as well as the Southwest Missouri State Bears. The Ducks discontinued playing in 2004 after the city of Springfield landed the ] (formerly ]) minor league team of the Double-A Texas League. One year earlier, the ] Bears (formerly Southwest Missouri State) baseball team also moved from Price Cutter Park to the new ] (cap. 8,000) in downtown Springfield. | ||
| In June 2006, organized ball returned to the stadium with the Ozark Generals of the collegiate wood bat M.I.N.K. League. | In June 2006, organized ball returned briefly to the stadium with the Ozark Generals of the collegiate wood bat M.I.N.K. League. | ||
| In 2009 the Springfield Metro Baseball league moved into the stadium and began play. The open registration league currently operates in the park with 19 & under, 15 & under, and 12 & under divisions. Players register starting each January and new teams are drafted each year in April. The Summer season runs from mid-May through the end of July. There is also a fall league which operates on weekends in September and October. The league's annual ceremonies in May have been host to a number of former MLB stars including Jack Clark, Willie Wilson, and others. Every third year (2011,2014) the league runs a unique "retro" season with all the teams outfitted as MLB teams of the past including teams like the St. Louis Browns, Kansas City Athletics, and Washington Senators. The 2014 season is the first where the league will operate entirely with wood bats only. In 2013 the Springfield Metro Baseball league entered into a new 5 year agreement to rent usage of the field. | |||
| In early February 2010, It was announced that The Charlie Daniels Band would be in concert at the park on July 2, 2010. This was the first concert in a decade to be hosted by the park. | |||
| The playing surface was rededicated as "John Pittman Field" in 2009 for a primary designer of the ballpark. | |||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Revision as of 13:39, 23 April 2014
Price Cutter Park is a baseball park in Christian County, Missouri, USA.
The facility is located off U.S. 65 just north of Ozark, Missouri and south of Missouri's third largest city, Springfield (pop. 151,500). Price Cutter Park (cap. 4000), was built in four months in early 1999 and was named after a local supermarket company.
It was home to the Springfield/Ozark Mountain Ducks minor league baseball team of the Texas/Louisiana League, Central Baseball League and, in their final year, the Frontier League (all independent leagues) as the Springfield/Ozark Ducks as well as the Southwest Missouri State Bears. The Ducks discontinued playing in 2004 after the city of Springfield landed the Springfield Cardinals (formerly El Paso Diablos) minor league team of the Double-A Texas League. One year earlier, the Missouri State University Bears (formerly Southwest Missouri State) baseball team also moved from Price Cutter Park to the new Hammons Field (cap. 8,000) in downtown Springfield.
In June 2006, organized ball returned briefly to the stadium with the Ozark Generals of the collegiate wood bat M.I.N.K. League.
In 2009 the Springfield Metro Baseball league moved into the stadium and began play. The open registration league currently operates in the park with 19 & under, 15 & under, and 12 & under divisions. Players register starting each January and new teams are drafted each year in April. The Summer season runs from mid-May through the end of July. There is also a fall league which operates on weekends in September and October. The league's annual ceremonies in May have been host to a number of former MLB stars including Jack Clark, Willie Wilson, and others. Every third year (2011,2014) the league runs a unique "retro" season with all the teams outfitted as MLB teams of the past including teams like the St. Louis Browns, Kansas City Athletics, and Washington Senators. The 2014 season is the first where the league will operate entirely with wood bats only. In 2013 the Springfield Metro Baseball league entered into a new 5 year agreement to rent usage of the field.
The playing surface was rededicated as "John Pittman Field" in 2009 for a primary designer of the ballpark.
External links
- "Lame Duck" Pond - Price Cutter Park Photo Page
- Ballpark Reviews - Price Cutter Park
- Charlie's Ballparks
- MINK League Site
37°03′38″N 93°13′34″W / 37.06042°N 93.22601°W / 37.06042; -93.22601
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