UNCG Baseball Stadium explained

UNCG Baseball Stadium
Fullname:University of North Carolina at Greensboro Baseball Stadium
Location:1509 Walker Ave, Greensboro, NC 27412.
Built:1999
Opened:February 12, 1999
Renovated:2008
Owner:University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Surface:Natural grass
Scoreboard:Electronic
Cost:$5.4 million
Capacity:3,500 (889 permanent seats)
Acreage:13acres
Tenants:UNC Greensboro Spartans baseball (NCAA DI SoCon) (1999–present)

The UNCG Baseball Stadium is located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The stadium is home to the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) Spartans college baseball team, which is a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). It has a capacity of 3,500 spectators and opened in 1999.[1]

The first game at the UNCG Baseball Stadium was played on February 12, 1999,[2] in front of 1,835 spectators.

Description

The UNCG Baseball Stadium encompasses 10000square feet of space on approximately 13acres of land. It cost $5.4 million to build.

The stadium includes a press box, PA system, concessions, offices, lights, a drainage system, dugouts, and a scoreboard. The venue has 889 permanent seats and additional berm seating, which sums to a seating capacity of approximately 3,500.

In 2006, a new scoreboard with a videoboard to show live statistics during games was installed.

In 2012, John Manuel of Baseball America called the stadium "one of the best mid-major ballparks in the Southeast."[3] In the same year, writer Eric Sorenson ranked the stadium the second best small venue in Division I baseball.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.uncgspartans.com/information/UNCG_Baseball_Stadium UNCG Baseball Stadium
  2. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=GB&p_theme=gb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF8822B55086D4&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM UNCG Dedicates New Baseball Stadium
  3. Web site: Manuel. John. UNC Greensboro Fires Mike Gaski. BaseballAmerica.com. 6 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120601140859/http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/2012/05/unc-greensboro-fires-mike-gaski/. 2012-06-01. dead. 28 May 2012.
  4. Web site: Sorenson. Eric. Distiller's Dozen - The "Hey, Nice Stadium" Edition. CollegeBaseballToday.com. 14 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121129065915/http://blogs.eastonbaseball.com/collegebaseballtoday/2012/10/05/distillers-dozen-the-hey-nice-stadium-edition/. 29 November 2012. dead. 5 October 2012.