Gesa Stadium

Gesa Stadium
Former names Posse Stadium
Tri-City Stadium
Dust Devils Stadium
Location 6200 Burden Boulevard
Pasco, Washington 99301
Broke ground 1993
Opened 1994
Owner City of Pasco
Operator Tri-City Dust Devils
Surface Grass
Capacity 3,654
Field dimensions Left Field – 335 feet (102 m)
Center Field – 400 feet (122 m)
Right Field – 335 feet (102 m)
Tenants
Tri-City Dust Devils (NWL) 2001 to Present
Tri-City Posse (WBL) 1994-2000

Gesa Stadium (formerly Dust Devils Stadium) is a baseball-only stadium in Pasco, Washington, and is the home field of the Tri-City Dust Devils minor league baseball team. It opened in 1995 as Tri-City Stadium for the WBL team Tri-City Posse. The Posse left Tri-City Stadium when the Portland Rockies arrived to become the Tri-City Dust Devils. It was renamed Dust Devils Stadium in 2004, and remained that way until February 13, 2008, when Gesa Credit Union, a local financial institution, announced that they had purchased the naming rights to the facility for a duration of ten years.[1][2]

In early 2007, the stadium underwent a renovation, which a 137-foot sunshade was constructed on the northwest-side of the stadium behind the right-field stands, the purpose being to help shade spectators on the left-field stands from the glare of the setting sun. The reason is that, unlike most ballparks, Gesa Stadium was constructed with the stands facing south, so that fans could have sight of the Kennewick area and the surrounding Horse Heaven Hills, particularly Jump-Off-Joe Butte.

References

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  2. ^ Millikin, Jack (September 13, 2008). "Blackmon, attendance top highlights". Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, Washington: The McClatchy Company). http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2008/09/13/315904/blackmon-attendance-top-highlights.html. Retrieved February 22, 2011. 

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