Firestone Stadium

Exterior of Firestone Stadium, site of home games for the Akron Racers.

Firestone Stadium is a historic baseball and softball stadium located in Akron, Ohio, United States.

The stadium was dedicated on July 25, 1925 by Harvey Firestone, the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. It was owned and operated by the Firestone company until it was donated to the City of Akron in 1988. It has a seating capacity of 4,576

It is currently the home of the Akron Racers of the National Pro Fastpitch softball league. It has also served as host to the Mid-American Conference Softball tournament on several occasions, from 2002-2005 and again in 2008^[1] and 2009, as well as both 2011 and 2012.

References

↑ Mid-American Conference (2008). "MAC Softball Record Book" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 2008-05-10.

External links

National Pro Fastpitch

Current teams:

Seasons:

Defunct or former
NPF teams:

Defunct	California Sunbirds (2004, 2005 partial schedule) NY/NJ Juggernaut (2004)/New York Juggernaut (2005) Arizona Heat (2004–2006) Michigan Ice (Partial schedules in 2006-07) New England Riptide (2004–2008) Washington Glory (2007,2008) Philadelphia Force (2006–2009) Texas Thunder (2004) Rockford Thunder (2005-09) Tennessee Diamonds (2010) NPF Diamonds (2011) Carolina Diamonds (2012) NY/NJ Comets (2013)

Left NPF	Connecticut Brakettes (2006)

Never Played	Colorado Altitude (2004) San Antonio Armadillos (2004)

Seasons before
2004 NPF League Relaunch:

Coordinates: 41°02′31″N 81°31′43″W / 41.041816°N 81.528599°W / 41.041816; -81.528599

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