Dutchess Stadium

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Not to be confused with Deutsches Stadion.
Dutchess Stadium
"The Dutch"
Location 1500 Route 9D
Wappingers Falls, NY 12524
Coordinates 41°31′40.48″N 73°57′39.84″W / 41.5279111°N 73.9610667°W / 41.5279111; -73.9610667
Broke ground January 20, 1994[1]
Opened June 18, 1994[2]
Owner Hudson Valley Stadium Corp.
Operator Hudson Valley Stadium Corp.
Surface Grass
Construction cost $8.3 million
($13.1 million in 2014 dollars[ 1])
Architect Liscum McCormack VanVoorhis LLP[3]
Structural engineer Geiger Engineers
Services engineer Fellenzer Engineering LLP[4]
General contractor Meyer Contracting Corporation[5]
Capacity 4,500
Field dimensions Left field: 325 ft
Center field: 400 ft
Right field: 325 ft
Tenants
Hudson Valley Renegades

Dutchess Stadium is a stadium in Wappingers Falls, New York. It opened in 1994 and holds 4,500 people. It is located on New York State Route 9D.

Visible from the stadium is Fishkill Correctional Facility as well as Interstate 84. Construction began in January of 1994 and was ready for opening Day in June 1994.[6]

Uses

The stadium is primarily used for baseball, as the home field of the Hudson Valley Renegades minor league baseball team, the short season-A level team of the Tampa Bay Rays. Each April the stadium hosts the Hudson Valley Baseball Classic between Marist College and the United States Military Academy.[7] Besides baseball it is also used for weddings, catered events and concerts. The stadium hosts K104's annual KFest concert held in early June, as well as a rock concert, usually held in late August. Performing artists have included Akon, Rihanna, Fat Joe, Counting Crows, Collective Soul, Wilco, Def Leppard, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Adam Lambert, among others.

Features

In addition to concessions, the stadium features a kids area, which includes an ice cream shop and play areas.

References

  1. ↑ Carter, Christopher (January 27, 1994). "Stadium Crew Breaks Grouns Jan. 20". Pine Plains Register-Herald. Retrieved July 1, 2012. 
  2. ↑ Hanley, Robert (June 19, 1994). "The Old Ball Game Gets New Times at Bat". The New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2011. 
  3. ↑ Dutchess Stadium - LMV Architects
  4. ↑ Sports & Recreational Facilities - Fellenzer Engineering LLP
  5. ↑ Meyer Contracting Corporation - Renegades Baseball Stadium
  6. ↑ Ballpark Reviews - Hudson Valley Renegades
  7. ↑ "WRWD Hudson Valley Baseball Classic Set For April 24". Army Black Knights. 

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