Capital Credit Union Park Explained

Capital Credit Union Park
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Location:2231 Holmgren Way, Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin[1]
Broke Ground:September 14, 2018[2]
Built:September 2018–May 2019[3]
Owner:Village of Ashwaubenon
Operator:Big Top Baseball
Surface:artificial turf[4]
Scoreboard:20inchesft7inchesin (ftin) high (not yet operational)
Cost:$14 million
Architect:Pendulum
Project Manager:RODAC Construction
Capacity:3,359
(expandable to 7,000)
Suites:6 indoor, 16-person suites
Club with 200 exterior seats
Dimensions:Left Field: 338feet
Left Center Field: 415feet
Right Center Field: 386feet
Right Field: 282feet
Tenants:Green Bay Rockers (NWL) 2019–present
Green Bay Voyageurs FC (USL2) 2019, 2021
Green Bay Glory (USLW) 2022–present
Publictransit: Green Bay Metro

Capital Credit Union Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, a suburb of Green Bay. The stadium is home to the Green Bay Rockers collegiate summer baseball team of the Northwoods League; the Green Bay Glory women's soccer team of the USL W League (USLW);[5] and a variety of community athletic and social events. The Green Bay Voyageurs FC men's soccer team of the USL League Two played at the stadium in 2019[6] [7] and 2021.[8]

The Voyageurs christened the stadium with a 3–0 win over WSA Winnipeg on the morning of June 1, 2019 in a game postponed a day by rain.[9] [10] Later that day, the baseball team, then named the Green Bay Booyah, lost their inaugural home opener 12–6 to the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters.[11]

For baseball, site constraints limit the distances to center and right field, a problem addressed with a high outfield wall. The height of the wall was announced as 19-feet, 19-inches in a nod to the nearby Green Bay Packers' inaugural season in 1919,[12] but it has also been reported as 22 feet. The wall is made of shipping containers, chosen as being relatively inexpensive and able to handle a high wind load. Going along with the baseball team's 2019–2021 name, the ballpark features the world's largest booyah kettle (2,000 gallons).[13]

Baseball team owner Big Top Baseball has committed to a 23-year lease, paying $500,000 up-front[14] and $205,000 annually for five years followed by 1% increases annually for the remaining years.[15]

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Notes and References

  1. News: New for 2019: Capital Credit Union Park . July 19, 2018 . Ballpark Digest . August Publications . July 17, 2018.
  2. News: Spedden . Zach . Ground Broken on Capital Credit Union Park . February 12, 2019 . Ballpark Digest . August Publications . September 17, 2018.
  3. News: Green Bay Booyah stadium to feature shipping container wall . February 12, 2019 . . January 16, 2019.
  4. News: Boneske . Kevin . Board approves site plan for new Bullfrogs stadium . August 3, 2018 . The Press Times . August 1, 2018 . Green Bay, Wisconsin.
  5. News: Kowols . Tim . Glory to play season at Capital Credit Union Park . December 5, 2023 . Door County Daily News . April 12, 2021 . en.
  6. Green Bay To Launch USL League Two Club In 2019 . October 27, 2018 . USL League Two . November 5, 2018.
  7. News: Bollier . Jeff . Green Bay's soccer team has a name, crest and colors its maiden voyage . February 11, 2019 . Green Bay Press-Gazette . Gannett Company . February 9, 2019 . en.
  8. News: Scott . Hurley . Green Bay Voyageurs suspend operations . . January 25, 2022 . December 5, 2023.
  9. News: Gleffe . Murray . Violent weather suspends Voyageurs opening night . June 3, 2019 . The Press Times . June 1, 2019 . Green Bay, Wisconsin.
  10. News: Gleffe . Murray . Voyageurs victorious in soccer opener . June 3, 2019 . The Press Times . June 1, 2019 . Green Bay, Wisconsin.
  11. News: Palzewic . Rich . Booyah open season at new ballpark . June 3, 2019 . The Press Times . June 2, 2019 . Green Bay, Wisconsin.
  12. News: Bollier . Jeff . New stadium, new name: Bullfrogs unveil Ashwaubenon plans, 'name the team' contest . July 31, 2018 . Green Bay Press-Gazette . Gannett Company . July 17, 2018 . en.
  13. News: Jeff Bollier . Jeff . Bullfrogs celebrate new name with free booyah Saturday . February 12, 2019 . . . November 14, 2018 . en.
  14. News: Reichard . Kevin . Green Bay Booyah’s Capital Credit Union Park Opens . June 4, 2019 . Ballpark Digest . August Publications . June 4, 2019.
  15. News: Bollier . Jeff . Ashwaubenon approves Bullfrogs stadium plans . July 29, 2018 . . . February 27, 2018 . en.