Stadium Name: | Momentum Bank Ballpark |
Logo Image: | Momentum_Bank_Ballpark.jpg |
Location: | 5514 Champions Drive Midland, Texas United States |
Broke Ground: | May 19, 2001[1] |
Opened: | March 23, 2002[2] |
Owner: | City of Midland |
Operator: | Midland Sports Inc. |
Surface: | Latitude 36 Bermuda |
Construction Cost: | $23 million ($ in dollars) |
Architect: | Populous Parkhill, Smith & Cooper |
General Contractor: | MW Builders, Inc. |
Former Names: | First American Bank Ballpark Citibank Ballpark Security Bank Ballpark |
Tenants: | Midland RockHounds (TL/Double-A Central) (2002–present) |
Seating Capacity: | 4,709 (fixed seating) 6,669 (plus berm seating) |
Dimensions: | Left Field: 330feet Center Field: 410feet Right Field: 322feet |
Momentum Bank Ballpark (formerly First American Bank Ballpark, Citibank Ballpark, and Security Bank Ballpark) is a ballpark in Midland, Texas. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Double-A Midland RockHounds minor league baseball team of the Texas League. Opened in 2002, the stadium holds 6,669 people with 4,709 fixed seats and the rest in berm seating.
The first game at Momentum Bank Ballpark was played in 2002. It was named the "Best New Park of 2002" by BaseballParks.com.[3] Momentum Bank Ballpark was originally known as First American Bank Ballpark, but the name was changed in 2005 after Citibank acquired First American Bank of Bryan, Texas. In 2014, the ballpark was again renamed to Security Bank Ballpark.[4] It became Momentum Bank Ballpark in 2020.[5] The ballpark replaced the old Christensen Stadium, the former home of the RockHounds.