| Arvest Ballpark | |
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| Location | 3000 South 56th Street Springdale, Arkansas, 72762 |
| Broke ground | February 28, 2007 |
| Opened | April 10, 2008 |
| Owner | City of Springdale |
| Operator | Rich Baseball Operations |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | $32 million ($32.7 million in 2012 dollars[1]) |
| Architect | Populous (formerly HOK Sport) |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti[2] |
| General Contractor | Crossland Construction[3] |
| Main contractors | John McBride Construction Company Inc.[4] |
| Capacity | 7,305[5] |
| Tenants | |
| Northwest Arkansas Naturals | |
Arvest Ballpark is a stadium in Springdale, Arkansas. It is primarily used for baseball, as the home of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals of the Texas League. The ballpark has a capacity of 6,500 people and opened in 2008. Arvest Ballpark was designed by the Kansas City architecture firm HOK (now known as Populous), the same firm which designed Camden Yards and Progressive Field.[6] Arvest Ballpark was named the 2008 Ballpark of the year by baseballparks.com[7]
The first game played at Arvest Ballpark was the 2008 opening day game between the Naturals and the San Antonio Missions on April 10, 2008. The Naturals lost 7 - 1.[8]
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