Travis Credit Union Park

Travis Credit Union Park, also known as Nut Tree Stadium, was a stadium in Vacaville, California. It was primarily used for baseball and was the home field of the Solano Steelheads of the Western Baseball League and later the Solano Thunderbirds. The ballpark had a capacity of 2,800 people.

Travis Credit Union Park
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Former namesNut Tree Stadium (2000), La Mesa RV Stadium (2000)
Location50 Nut Tree Road
Vacaville, California 95688
Coordinates38°22′04″N 121°57′26″W / 38.3677°N 121.9573°W / 38.3677; -121.9573
Capacity2,800 (2001-2008), 3,500 (2000)
Field sizeLeft Field: 330 ft (100 m)
Center Field: 405 ft (123 m)
Right Field: 330 ft (101 m)
SurfaceNatural grass
Construction
Broke groundNovember 1999
OpenedMay 26, 2000
Renovatedbleachers converted to bucket seats (2001), new concessions facility and picnic area (2002)
Closed2008 (stadium dismantled and moved to Redding, California)
Construction cost$4.5 million (2000)
Tenants
Solano Steelheads (Western Baseball League) (2000-2002)
Solano Thunderbirds (Sierra Baseball League) (2003-2007)

In 2008, a deal was reached to tear down the ballpark and move it to Redding, California. Bleacher and bucket seats from Vacaville were added ro Redding's Tiger Field during the 2014 renovation that brought the ballpark's capacity to 1,200 seats.

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