American Legion Field is a baseball venue in Florence, South Carolina, United States. The venue was built in 1968[3] and has a capacity of 3,500.[1] The field's dimensions are 305 ft. down the foul lines, 335 ft. to the gaps, and 385 ft. to dead center field.[2]
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  American Legion Field Location within South Carolina  American Legion Field American Legion Field (the United States) | |
| Address | Florence, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°11′40″N 79°42′48″W / 34.194406°N 79.713396°W |
| Capacity | 3,500[1] |
| Field size | Left field: 305 ft (93 m) Center field: 385 ft (117 m) Right field: 305 ft (93 m)[2] |
| Opened | 1968[3] |
| Tenants | |
| Florence Blue Jays (SAL) 1981-1986[1] Florence Flame (ACL) 1995[1] Florence RedWolves (CPL) 1998-2012[2] Florence–Darlington Tech Stingers 2004-2012 Florence Legion Post 1 | |
Former tenants
editBetween 1981 and 1986, the park was home to the Florence Blue Jays of the South Atlantic League. The park hosted the Florence Flame of the now defunct Atlantic Coast League for one season in 1995.[1]
It was the home of the Florence RedWolves of the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league.[2] The RedWolves played at the field from 1998 to 2012, before moving to nearby Francis Marion University's Sparrow Stadium during the 2012 season.[4] American Legion Field no longer met Coastal Plain League standards, lacking a visitors clubhouse and having questionable field conditions.[3][4]
This was also home to the Florence–Darlington Tech (JUCO) Stingers baseball team from 2004 to 2012 before they moved to Francis Marion University, splitting home games between old Cormell Field and Sparrow Stadium.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "American Legion Field". mysite.verizon.net. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Team Information". coastalplain.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2010. Retrieved November 26, 2009.
- ^ a b c Reichard, Kevin (May 30, 2012). "RedWolves moving to FMU ballpark". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
...American Legion Field, a 1968 facility...
- ^ a b Haselden, Mark (June 14, 2012). "RedWolves, Francis Marion make stadium deal official". The Morning News. Florence, South Carolina. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
Florence's first game at Sparrow Stadium is scheduled for July 7 against the Wilson Tobs. ... The move obviously benefits the RedWolves, who have played in 44-year-old American Legion Field since their inception in 1998.
- ^ "Baseball Schedule". stingerathletics.com. Florence–Darlington Technical College. Archived from the original on August 12, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2018.