Elfstrom Stadium
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| Location | 34W002 Cherry Lane Geneva, Illinois 60134 |
| Opened | 1991 |
| Owner | Kane County Forest Preserve Kane County Cougars |
| Surface | Grass |
| Architect | HOK Sport |
| Tenants | Kane County Cougars (Midwest League) |
| Capacity | 3,600 (1991) 4,800 {1992) 5,600 (1997) 7,400 (2000) |
| Field dimensions | Left Field - 335 ft Center Field - 400 ft Right Field - 335 ft |
Philip B. Elfstrom Stadium is a baseball field located in Geneva, Illinois. The stadium was built in 1991 and holds 7,400 people. It is the home of the Kane County Cougars.
Elfstrom Stadium is named after Philip B. Elfstrom, the former Kane County Forest Preserve President, and the person most responsible for bringing minor league baseball to Kane County.
The Forest Preserve's Elfstrom Stadium serves as the friendly home of the Kane County Cougars, an Oakland Athletics affiliated Class A minor league baseball team. The stadium was constructed in 1991, and in 2001 the Cougars set a league attendance record of 523,222.
Work on the already approved $10.5 million renovation project, that will add a second level seating area, covered concourse, and skybox suites among other amenities, is expected to begin this spring and finished in time for the start of the 2009 baseball season.
| Current ballparks in the Midwest League | ||||
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| Coveleski Stadium • Dow Diamond • Fifth Third Ballpark Fifth Third Field • Memorial Stadium • Oldsmobile Park |
Alliant Energy Field • Community Field • Elfstrom Stadium Modern Woodmen Park • O'Brien Field • Pohlman Field Time Warner Cable Field • Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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