O'Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium explained

O'Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium
Fullname:Puck O'Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium
City:Morehead City, North Carolina
Capacity:1,800
Tenants:Morehead City Marlins (CPL) 2010-present

Puck O'Neal Field at Big Rock Stadium is a baseball venue in Morehead City, North Carolina, United States. Also known as simply Big Rock Stadium, the venue is home to the Morehead City Marlins of the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league.[1] The Marlins began play at the field for the 2010 season, after their arrival was announced in the fall of 2009.[2]

Construction

The building project was set in motion in 2003 by V.J. "Puck" O'Neal, for whom the field is named.[3] O'Neal agreed to support the project if an American Legion-level facility was constructed in the city. He donated $100,000 to the city to purchase land for the project.[4] In 2007, the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament contributed $175,000 for construction of a stadium at the newly built facility. After the arrival of the Marlins was announced, further renovations of the field took place in the winter of 2009. Big Rock's funds were used to construct additional seating at the venue.

References

  1. Web site: Team Information . CoastalPlain.com . November 24, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100526050606/http://www.coastalplain.com:80/index.php/cpl_08/page/teams . 2010-05-26.
  2. News: Jannette . Pippin . Morehead City Marlins coming to Big Rock Stadium . 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100527033743/http://www.enctoday.com/articles/city-69586-jdn-morehead-rock.html . 2010-05-27 . ENCToday . November 29, 2009.
  3. Web site: 'Puck' O'Neal, Marlins Supporter, Dies at 92 . MHCMarlins.com . 19 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064825/http://www.mhcmarlins.com/news/161 . 2016-03-04 . live.
  4. News: Kistler . Evans . Marlin plans unveiled . February 24, 2021 . . November 6, 2009 . en . Carolina Coast Online.