Riverside Sports Complex Explained

Riverside Sports Complex
Nickname:RSC
Fullname:Riverside Sports Complex Baseball Stadium
Former Names:Riverside/UCR Sports Complex
Location:Riverside Sports Complex
Riverside, CA 92507
Coordinates:33.9818°N -117.3342°W
Opened:N/A
Owner:University of California, Riverside
Operator:University of California, Riverside Athletics Department
Surface:Natural grass
Scoreboard:Yes
Capacity:2,500
Dimensions:Left Field - 330feet
Left-Center - 380feet
Center Field - 400feet
Right-Center - 380feet
Right Field - 330feet
Tenants:UC Riverside Highlanders baseball (NCAA)
Riverside Pilots (CL) (1993–1995)
Riverside Red Wave (CL) (1988–1990)

The Riverside Sports Complex, in Riverside, California, is the home field of the University of California, Riverside baseball team. The stadium seats 2,500 and features a home team locker room built personally by Troy Percival, a UC Riverside alumnus.

A statue of the UCR Bear in concrete just inside the entrance to the facility, was erected in 2007. The stadium also has a pair of hitting cages located underneath the grandstands.

History

The stadium is primarily used for baseball and was the home of Riverside Pilots before they moved to Lancaster to become the Lancaster JetHawks in 1996. It was also the home of the Riverside Red Wave from 1988 to 1990.

The stadium was the site of the Division II College World Series from 1980 to 1984.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://gohighlanders.com/sports/2009/1/18/GEN_0118093837.aspx?id=50 Riverside Sports Complex Baseball Stadium