GCS Ballpark

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GCS Ballpark is a minor league facility in Sauget, Illinois (a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri) that serves as the home ballpark for the Gateway Grizzlies of the Frontier League. The Grizzlies' ballpark was built in time for the start of the 2002 season, under the original name of GMC Stadium. GCS Ballpark features reserved box seating, lawn seating, party suites, two hot tubs and a section of bleacher seating. With the bleacher section added in 2004, the stadium's capacity has increased to 6,000 fans. The ballpark was named 2005 Ballpark of the Year by digitalballparks.com. In 2004, the Grizzlies became the first team in Frontier League history to draw over 200,000 fans for a season, finishing with a league best 217,500.

The stadium also serves as the host for the annual college baseball game between the Billikens of Saint Louis University and the Salukis of Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

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