Monday, April 18, 2011

Minor League Ballparks



PARKVIEW FIELD Fort Wayne TinCaps - Fort Wayne, Indiana



WHITAKER BANK PARK Lexington Legends - Lexington, Kentucky




HISTORIC GRAINGER STADIUM Kinston Indians - Kinston, North Carolina



HAMMOND STADIUM Fort MyersMiracle - Fort Myers, Florida

Hammond Stadium and the Lee County Sports Complex are recognized as one of Baseball America's Top 5 Spring Training facilities, home of the Minnesota Twins. The complex features:

• Picturesque confines featuring a Churchill Downs appeal on the outer facade
• Affordable concessions with an expanded menu - TV monitors at each stand so you never have to miss any action
• Nightly suite rentals

Ballpark Fun Spots
• Beer Garden - A gathering spot before, during and after the game. Located on the left-field side concourse.
• Fountain Plaza - A picturesque setting by the beautiful waterfall fountain near the stadium entrance.




ONEOK FIELD Tulsa Drillers - Tulsa, Oklahoma

ONEOK Field is located in the historic Greenwood District of downtown Tulsa. Built over a 16 month period, ONEOK Field is the newest addition to the downtown landscape. The art deco style architecture of the ballpark pays tribute to Tulsa's professional baseball past, the Greenwood District and the City of Tulsa. ONEOK Field offically opened on April 8, 2010 and saw the Corpus Christi Hooks defeat the Tulsa Drillers 7-0.




HARBOR PARK Norfolk Tides - Norfolk, Virginia

Harbor Park, with its outstanding view and sound design, is one of the finest baseball facilities in existence. The ballpark is located in downtown Norfolk on the Elizabeth River, and was opened in 1993. The Tides christened their new home on April 14th of that year with a 2-0 victory over the Ottawa Lynx.




THE DIAMOND - Richmond Flying Squirrels - Richmond, Virginia

The Diamond serves as the home venue for the Squirrels as they represent the San Francisco Giants in the Eastern League.
Prior to the 2010 season, The Flying Squirrels committed more than two million dollars to renovate The Diamond. These included 3164 state-of-the-art fold down seats.and new scoreboard.





JACKSON FIELD at THOMAS COOLEY LAW SCHOOL STADIUM - Lansing Lugnuts - Lansing, Michigan. Is ocated in downtown Lansing. Previously known as Oldsmobile Park after its largest sponsor, Oldsmobile, the General Motors automobile line that was discontinued in 2004.





COCA-COLA PARK - Lehigh Valley IronPigs - Allentown, Penn.

Named Ballpark Digest’s “Ballpark of the Year” in 2008, Coca-Cola Park continues to be received with an unmatched level of excitement and fanfare in the Lehigh Valley and is surely one of the best new minor-league ballparks built in recent years.

The park features the largest scoreboard in the minor leagues; has a Coca-Cola bottle that shoots fireworks after the National Anthem or an IronPigs home run.




METRO BANK PARK - Recently renovated home of the Harrisburg Senators - Harrisburg, PA

. Metro Bank Park features new seating areas complete with chair-back seats. Twenty-one corporate suites, featuring their own private seating areas and three dugout suites next to the visitors dugout. Metro Bank Park also hosts an all-new Kids Zone, more concession areas with more food options, and more restrooms throughout the stadium and a state-of-the-art video system.