NewBridge Bank Park
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| NewBridge Bank Park | |
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| Location | 408 Bellemeade Street Greensboro, North Carolina 27401 United States |
| Broke ground | January 21, 2004 |
| Opened | April 9, 2005 (Greensboro 3, Hickory 2) |
| Owner | City of Greensboro |
| Surface | grass |
| Architect | Moser Mayer Phoenix Associates |
| Tenants | Greensboro Grasshoppers (2005-present) |
| Capacity | 7,499 |
| Field dimensions | Left Field: 315 ft (96 m) Left Field Jog: 322 ft (98 m) (unposted) Left-Center: 365 ft (111 m) Center Field: 400 ft (122 m) Right-Center: 362 ft (110 m) Right Field Jog: 320 ft (98 m) (unposted) Right Field: 312 ft (95 m) |
NewBridge Bank Park (formerly First Horizon Park) is a minor league baseball park opened in Spring 2005 by the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the South Atlantic League. The park is on the block bounded by Bellemeade, Edgeworth, Smith, and Eugene Streets in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.
The team moved here during Winter 2004-2005, leaving their previous home of many decades, World War Memorial Stadium. Lindsay Street, which once cut through the property of the new park, now T's into Eugene, and also provides a direct path to the old stadium.
[edit] References
- Baseball America Directory 2005
- "Ball park's new player" News-Record article 11/9/07 [1]
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| Current ballparks in the South Atlantic League | ||
| Northern Division | Southern Division | |
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| Appalachian Power Park • Applebee's Park Arthur W. Perdue Stadium • Classic Park • FirstEnergy Park NewBridge Bank Park • L.P. Frans Stadium • Municipal Stadium |
Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium • Fluor Field at the West End Golden Park • Grayson Stadium • Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park Lake Olmstead Stadium • McCormick Field • State Mutual Stadium |
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