Shepherd Stadium Explained

Shepherd Stadium
Nickname:The Ballpark
Address:901 Meridian Ave.
City:Colonial Heights, Virginia 23834
Owner:City of Colonial Heights
Dimensions:Left field: 330feet
Center field: 374feet
Right field: 330feet[1]
Surface:Grass
Renovated:2013-2018
Tenants:Tri-City Chili Peppers (CPL) 2020-present
American Legion Post 284, 1960-present
Colonial Heights-Petersburg Colts (PL) 1954
Colonial Heights-Petersburg Generals (VL) 1951

Shepherd Stadium is a baseball stadium in Colonial Heights, Virginia which is home to the Tri-City Chili Peppers, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Coastal Plain League. Shepherd Stadium also hosts American Legion Post 284 baseball, the annual Optimist Club Boys' Invitational Baseball Tournament, Colonial Heights High School baseball, and city Rec and Parks youth baseball and softball programs.[2] The stadium was built in 1948 and named for Mayor Fred R. Shepherd in 1951.[3] A five-year renovation project was concluded in 2018.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Info . coastalplain.com . Coastal Plain League . April 20, 2021.
  2. Web site: Shepherd Stadium . Colonial Heights, VA . . April 20, 2021 . en.
  3. News: Reichenberg . Kelsey . Rec and Parks completes five-year Shepherd Stadium preservation project . . . April 20, 2021 . February 27, 2018 . en.