Volcanoes Stadium

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Volcanoes Stadium

Backside of Volcanoes Stadium
Location 6700 Field of Dreams Way
Keizer, Oregon 97307
Broke ground 1996
Opened 1997
Owner Sports Enterprises Inc.
Operator Sports Enterprises Inc.
Surface Grass
Construction cost $3 million
($4.36 million in 2014 dollars[ 1])
Architect Arbuckle Costic Architects
Capacity 4,252
Field dimensions Left Field – 325 feet (99 m)
Center Field – 400 feet (122 m)
Right Field – 325 feet (99 m)
Tenants
Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (NWL) 1997-Present

Volcanoes Stadium is a stadium in Keizer, Oregon. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes minor league baseball team, a Class-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.[1] Nicknamed "Oregon's Field of Dreams", it opened in 1997 and has a capacity of 4,250 people.[2] It is located adjacent to Interstate 5.

The volcanoes have won the northwest league championship in 1998, 2001, 2006, 2007, and 2009. Volcanoes Stadium is also home to Oregon's high school baseball championships and local little league teams.

References

  1. "Volcanoes Baseball Official Site". Volcanoesbaseball.com. 2010-08-27. Retrieved 2010-12-04. 
  2. "Review of Volcanoes Stadium". Ballparkreviews.com. Retrieved 2010-12-04. 

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Coordinates: 45°00′54″N 122°59′38″W / 45.015075°N 122.994011°W / 45.015075; -122.994011

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