Rocky Mount Athletic Complex

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The Rocky Mount Sports Complex is a large scale sports complex located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

A Division of the City of Rocky Mount Parks and Recreation Department, the Rocky Mount Sports Complex provides facilities for city recreational programs such as baseball, softball, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, and football. The 143 acre park on Centura Blvd. includes:

• 6 Youth Baseball Fields • 4 Softball Fields • A Championship Baseball Field • 2 Basketball Courts • Restrooms/Concession Buildings • A Baseball Training Grounds • Walking Trails • Playgrounds and a Sprayground • 8 Championship Soccer Fields (Currently Under Construction)

The Rocky Mount Sports Complex is one of the largest sports complexes on the entire eastern seaboard. During weekdays the fields will be used by Parks and Recreation Department city Ahtletics Programs. On weekends the Sports Complex will host tournament action, bringing some of the best local, state and national sports talent right here to Rocky Mount.

Adjacent to the Rocky Mount Sports Complex sits the 5,000-seat multi-use Rocky Mount Athletic Stadium. The most high profile tenants of the stadium are the North Carolina Wesleyan Bishops football team who play in the USA South Athletic Conference, an NCAA Division III conference. The Football Stadium is also called home to the Rocky Mount Senior High School Football Team and the Semi-Pro Rocky Mount Stallions.

[edit] External links

• Information at the City of Rocky Mount
• Information at North Carolina Wesleyan

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