List of Southern League stadiums explained

There are eight stadiums in use by Southern League (SL) baseball teams. The oldest stadium is Synovus Park (1926) in Columbus, Georgia, which will be the home of the Columbus Clingstones beginning in 2025. The newest stadium is Covenant Health Park (2025) in Knoxville, Tennessee, home of the Knoxville Smokies. One stadium was built in the 1920s, two in the 2000s, three in the 2010s, and two in the 2020s. The highest seating capacity is 8,500 at Regions Field in Birmingham, Alabama, where the Birmingham Barons play. The lowest capacity is 5,038 at Blue Wahoos Stadium in Pensacola, Florida, where the Pensacola Blue Wahoos play. All stadiums use a grass surface.

Since its founding, there have been 35 stadiums located among 27 municipalities known to have been used by the league. Although a few other leagues had contributed to the history of the SL, it was decided that the league would not maintain records prior to the 1964 season.[1] Therefore, the list does not include stadiums from its predecessor leagues. The oldest stadium to have hosted SL games is Rickwood Field (1910), home of the Birmingham Barons; Covenant Health Park is the newest of all stadiums to host SL games. The highest known seating capacity was 17,000 at Herschel Greer Stadium, the Nashville Sounds home. The stadium with the lowest known capacity was Knights Park, home of the Charlotte Hornets and Charlotte O's/Knights, which seated only 3,000.

Active stadiums

NameTeamCityStateOpeneddata-sort-type="number" CapacityRef.
AT&T FieldChattanooga LookoutsChattanoogaTennessee20006,362[2]
Blue Wahoos StadiumPensacola Blue WahoosPensacolaFlorida20125,038[3]
Covenant Health ParkKnoxville SmokiesKnoxvilleTennessee20257,500[4]
Keesler Federal ParkBiloxi ShuckersBiloxiMississippi20156,076[5]
Montgomery Riverwalk StadiumMontgomery BiscuitsMontgomeryAlabama20047,000[6]
Regions FieldBirmingham BaronsBirminghamAlabama20138,500[7]
Synovus ParkColumbus ClingstonesColumbusGeorgia1926TBD[8]
Toyota FieldRocket City Trash PandasMadisonAlabama20207,000[9]

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Former stadiums

Key
Stadium's name in its most recent season of hosting SL baseball
Opening of earliest stadium variant used for hosting SL baseball
Stadium's most recent capacity while hosting SL baseball
NameTeamLocationStateOpenedCapacityRef(s)
121 Financial BallparkJacksonville Suns/Jumbo ShrimpJacksonvilleFlorida200311,000[10] [11]
The Ballpark at JacksonWest Tenn Diamond Jaxx/Jackson GeneralsJacksonTennessee19986,000[12]
Bill Meyer StadiumKnoxville Smokies/Sox/Blue JaysKnoxvilleTennessee19536,412[13]
Bosse FieldEvansville White SoxEvansvilleIndiana19155,382[14]
Brooks FieldPort City RoostersWilmingtonNorth Carolina1989[15] 3,500[16]
Champion StadiumOrlando RaysOrlandoFlorida19979,500[17]
Five County StadiumCarolina MudcatsZebulonNorth Carolina19916,500[18]
Golden Park IIColumbus Yankees, Columbus White Sox/Astros/MudcatsColumbusGeorgia19506,600[19]
Grayson StadiumSavannah Senators/Indians, Savannah BravesSavannahGeorgia19277,914[20]
Greenville Municipal StadiumGreenville BravesGreenvilleSouth Carolina1984[21] 7,027[22]
Hank Aaron StadiumMobile BayBearsMobileAlabama19976,000[23]
Hartwell FieldMobile Athletics/White SoxMobileAlabama1927[24] 8,000[25]
Herschel Greer StadiumNashville Sounds, Nashville XpressNashvilleTennessee1978[26] 17,000[27]
Hoover Metropolitan StadiumBirmingham BaronsBirminghamAlabama198810,800[28]
Joe W. Davis Municipal StadiumHuntsville StarsHuntsvilleAlabama1985[29] 10,250[30]
Joe Engel StadiumChattanooga LookoutsChattanoogaTennessee19307,000[31]
Knights Castle StadiumCharlotte KnightsFort MillSouth Carolina199010,002[32]
Knights ParkCharlotte Hornets, Charlotte O's/KnightsCharlotteNorth Carolina19413,000[33]
Luther Williams FieldMacon PeachesMaconGeorgia1929[34] 5,000[35]
Lynchburg City StadiumLynchburg White SoxLynchburgVirginia19404,500[36]
McCormick FieldAsheville Tourists/OriolesAshevilleNorth Carolina19243,200[37]
Paterson FieldMontgomery RebelsMontgomeryAlabama19496,000[38]
Rickwood FieldBirmingham Barons, Birmingham A'sBirminghamAlabama191010,741[39]
Sam M. Wolfson ParkJacksonville Suns/ExposJacksonvilleFlorida1955[40] 8,200[41]
Smokies StadiumTennessee SmokiesKodakTennessee20006,412[42]
Tim McCarver StadiumMemphis ChicksMemphisTennessee196310,000[43]
Tinker FieldOrlando Twins/SunRays/Cubs/RaysOrlandoFlorida1914[44] 5,104[45]
Trustmark ParkMississippi BravesPearlMississippi20058,480[46]

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Southern League History . Minor League Baseball . 30 May 2021.
  2. Web site: AT&T Field. Graham. Knight. Baseball Pilgrimages. July 27, 2010. September 10, 2017.
  3. Web site: About Blue Wahoos. Minor League Baseball. November 20, 2024.
  4. Web site: April 12, 2024 . $114M Knoxville stadium taking shape as construction passes halfway point . November 7, 2024 . WATE 6.
  5. Web site: A Walking Tour of MGM Park. Chris. Harris. Minor League Baseball. February 12, 2015. September 13, 2017.
  6. Web site: Riverwalk Stadium Information. Minor League Baseball. Montgomery Biscuits. September 10, 2017.
  7. Web site: Regions Field. Graham. Knight. Baseball Pilgrimages. September 17, 2017.
  8. Web site: Synovus Park. Minor League Baseball. October 5, 2024.
  9. Web site: Gattis. Paul. Countdown is on: 1 year from today until first Trash Pandas game in Madison. AL.com. April 15, 2019. September 5, 2019.
  10. Web site: Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville - Jacksonville Suns. Graham. Knight. Baseball Pilgrimages. August 16, 2003. September 13, 2017.
  11. Web site: Introducing 121 Financial Ballpark . 121 Financial Credit Union . 121 Financial Credit Union . 14 November 2020.
  12. Web site: The Ballpark at Jackson. Graham. Knight. Baseball Pilgrimages. September 10, 2017.
  13. Web site: Smithson Stadium . Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics . Stats Crew . 25 May 2021.
  14. Web site: Bosse Field . Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics . Stats Crew . 25 May 2021.
  15. Web site: Brooks Field . BallparkReviews.com . BallparkReviews.com . 27 May 2021.
  16. Web site: Brooks Field . Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics . Stats Crew . 27 May 2021.
  17. Web site: Champion Stadium @ Disney's ESPN Wide World Of Sports . Digitalballparks.com . Digitalballparks.com . 27 May 2021.
  18. Web site: Five County Stadium . Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics . Stats Crew . 23 May 2021.
  19. Web site: Golden Park I & II . Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics . Stats Crew . 25 May 2021.
  20. Web site: Grayson Stadium . Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics . Stats Crew . 27 May 2021.
  21. Web site: Greenville Municipal Stadium . Digitalballparks.com . Digitalballparks.com . 25 May 2021.
  22. Web site: Greenville Municipal Stadium . Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics . Stats Crew . 25 May 2021.
  23. Web site: Hank Aaron Stadium . Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics . Stats Crew . 25 May 2021.
  24. Web site: Hartwell Field . Digitalballparks.com . Digitalballparks.com . 25 May 2021.
  25. Web site: Hartwell Field . Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics . Stats Crew . 25 May 2021.
  26. Web site: Herschel Greer Stadium . Digitalballparks.com . Digitalballparks.com . 27 May 2021.
  27. Web site: Herschel Greer Stadium . Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics . Stats Crew . 27 May 2021.
  28. Web site: Hoover Metropolitan Stadium . Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics . Stats Crew . 23 May 2021.
  29. Web site: Joe W. Davis Municipal Stadium . Digitalballparks.com . Digitalballparks.com . 25 May 2021.
  30. Web site: Joe W. Davis Municipal Stadium . Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics . Stats Crew . 25 May 2021.
  31. Web site: Joe Engel Stadium . Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics . Stats Crew . 23 May 2021.
  32. Web site: Knights Castle Stadium . Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics . Stats Crew . 23 May 2021.
  33. Web site: Jim Crockett Memorial Park . Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics . Stats Crew . 23 May 2021.
  34. Web site: Luther Williams Field . Digitalballparks.com . Digitalballparks.com . 25 May 2021.
  35. Web site: Luther Williams Park . Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics . Stats Crew . 25 May 2021.
  36. Web site: City Stadium . Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics . Stats Crew . 25 May 2021.
  37. Web site: Old McCormick Field . Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics . Stats Crew . 23 May 2021.
  38. Web site: Paterson Field . Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics . Stats Crew . 25 May 2021.
  39. Web site: Rickwood Field . Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics . Stats Crew . 23 May 2021.
  40. Web site: Sam W. Wolfson Baseball Park . Digitalballparks.com . Digitalballparks.com . 25 May 2021.
  41. Web site: Sam M. Wolfson Park . Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics . Stats Crew . 25 May 2021.
  42. Web site: Smokies Park - Tennessee Smokies. Graham. Knight. Baseball Pilgrimages. July 22, 2010. September 10, 2017.
  43. Web site: Tim McCarver Stadium . Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics . Stats Crew . 25 May 2021.
  44. Web site: Tinker Field . Digitalballparks.com . Digitalballparks.com . 27 May 2021.
  45. Web site: Tinker Field . Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics . Stats Crew . 27 May 2021.
  46. Web site: Mississippi Braves Stadium Information. Minor League Baseball. November 13, 2008. September 13, 2017.

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