American Legion Field (Florence) Explained

American Legion Field
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City:Florence, South Carolina
Coordinates:34.1944°N -79.7134°W
Capacity:3,500
Dimensions:Left field:
Center field:
Right field:
Tenants:Florence Blue Jays (SAL) 1981-1986
Florence Flame (ACL) 1995
Florence RedWolves (CPL) 1998-2012
Florence–Darlington Tech Stingers 2004-2012
Florence Legion Post 1

American Legion Field is a baseball venue in Florence, South Carolina, United States. The venue was built in 1968[1] and has a capacity of 3,500.[2] The field's dimensions are 305 ft. down the foul lines, 335 ft. to the gaps, and 385 ft. to dead center field.

Former tenants

Between 1981 and 1986, the park was home to the Florence Blue Jays of the South Atlantic League. The park hosted the Florence Flame of the now defunct Atlantic Coast League for one season in 1995.

It was the home of the Florence RedWolves of the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league.[3] The RedWolves played at the field from 1998 to 2012, before moving to nearby Francis Marion University's Sparrow Stadium during the 2012 season.[4] American Legion Field no longer met Coastal Plain League standards, lacking a visitors clubhouse and having questionable field conditions.

This was also home to the Florence–Darlington Tech (JUCO) Stingers baseball team from 2004 to 2012 before they moved to Francis Marion University, splitting home games between old Cormell Field and Sparrow Stadium.[5]

References

  1. News: Reichard . Kevin . RedWolves moving to FMU ballpark . Ballpark Digest . August Publications . August 12, 2018 . May 30, 2012 . ...American Legion Field, a 1968 facility....
  2. Web site: American Legion Field . mysite.verizon.net . November 26, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606140009/http://mysite.verizon.net/charliesballparks/stadiums/flo-sc.htm . June 6, 2011.
  3. Web site: Team Information . coastalplain.com . November 26, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100410124012/http://www.coastalplain.com/index.php/cpl_08/page/teams . dead . April 10, 2010.
  4. News: Haselden . Mark . RedWolves, Francis Marion make stadium deal official . August 12, 2018 . . June 14, 2012 . . en . Florence's first game at Sparrow Stadium is scheduled for July 7 against the Wilson Tobs. ... The move obviously benefits the RedWolves, who have played in 44-year-old American Legion Field since their inception in 1998..
  5. Web site: Baseball Schedule . stingerathletics.com . Florence–Darlington Technical College . August 12, 2018 . August 12, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180812181800/http://stingerathletics.com/baseball/schedule . dead .