Operator Triple Play, LLC. Opened 17 April 2009 Owner Bowling Green | Broke ground June 4, 2008 Capacity 4,559 | |
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Location 300 8th AvenueBowling Green, KY 42101 Field size Left Field: 318 ft (97 m)Center Field: 400 ft (122 m)Right Field: 326 ft (99 m) Construction cost $28 million($31.3 million in 2017 dollars) Structural engineer Haris Engineering, Inc. Similar Nick Denes Field, Dozer Park, Historic Railpark and Train, Lost River Cave, Riverview at Hobson Grove | ||
Bowling Green Ballpark is a 4,559-seat stadium in Downtown Bowling Green, Kentucky. It is primarily used for baseball and is home to the Bowling Green Hot Rods of the Midwest League of minor league baseball. This state-of-the-art stadium opened with Citizens First Opening Night on April 17, 2009 to a standing room only crowd of 6,886. The Bowling Green Hot Rods defeated the Kannapolis Intimidators 8-4 in this much anticipated opening game that brought professional baseball to Bowling Green for the first time in 67 years. Many ceremonial "first" pitches were thrown, and the starting lineup of the Hot Rods were driven onto the field by locally owned vintage Hot Rods. The offices for the Bowling Green Hot Rods and several other touches were finally completed after the 2009 season. Bowling Green Ballpark is now fully completed.
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Ballpark Features
Bowling Green Ballpark was designed by architectural firm DLR Group. The outfield wall in Bowling Green Ballpark is unique in that it is concave in right-center because of the shape of a pre-existing road behind the field. The large video board in right-center includes a 16-foot by 32-foot video screen, one of the largest in the minor leagues. The screen is capable of displaying high-definition video. Embedded in the left field wall is a 6-foot by 68-foot LED display board, behind which is a picnic area named Home Run Grill. There are two grass lawn seating areas- one in left-center and one at the right field line. The kids play area boasts inflatables customized with the Hot Rods' logo. The Club on 8th is a bar located on suite level directly behind home plate. Also on the suite level are 10 suites, the champions suite, and a party deck.
Events
From May 23–27, 2012, the venue hosted the 2012 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament, which was won by Louisiana–Monroe.
