Opened 13 April 1991 Team Kane County Cougars | Phone +1 630-232-8811 Architecture firm Populous | |
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Former names Kane County Events Park (1991–1993)
Philip B. Elfstrom Stadium (1993–2011)
Fifth Third Bank Ballpark (2012–2016) Location 34W002 Cherry Lane
Geneva, Illinois 60134 Owner Kane County Forest Preserve Operator Kane County Cougars Baseball Club Capacity 3,600 (1991)
4,800 (1992–1996)
5,600 (1997–1999)
7,400 (2000–2014)
10,923 (2015–present) Field size Left Field: 335 feet
Center Field: 400 feet
Right Field: 335 feet Address 34w002 Cherry Ln, Geneva, IL 60134, USA Similar Dozer Park, Fifth Third Ballpark, Ashford University Field, Harry C Pohlman Field, Bowling Green Ballpark | ||
Northwestern Medicine Field (originally Kane County Events Park and formerly Philip B. Elfstrom Stadium and Fifth Third Bank Ballpark) is a baseball field located in Geneva, Illinois. The stadium was built in 1991 and holds 10,923 people. It is the home of the Kane County Cougars.
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History
Northwestern Medicine Field was originally named after Philip B. Elfstrom, the former Kane County Forest Preserve President, and the person most responsible for bringing minor league baseball to Kane County.
The stadium serves as the friendly home of the Kane County Cougars, an Arizona Diamondbacks affiliated Class A minor league baseball team. The stadium was constructed in 1991, and in 2001 the Cougars set a league attendance record of 523,222. On May 3, 2012 or "5/3 day", the stadium was officially renamed Fifth Third Bank Ballpark.
On June 18, 2012, it was the home for the 2012 Midwest League All-Star Game. It was the fourth All-Star held in the stadium; the first was in 2000.
The ballpark was renamed Northwestern Medicine Field on November 15, 2016, in a five-year naming rights deal with Northwestern Medicine.
Renovations
In 2008, the stadium underwent a $10.5 million renovation project that added a second level seating area, covered concourse, and skybox suites among other amenities. It finished in time for the start of the 2009 baseball season.
In 2014, the Cougars announced that additional capital improvements would be made in time for the 2015 baseball season, including a climate-controlled cage that will also have a weight room and a video-room, allowing access for Cougars and field staff to develop and evaluate players. Also under construction is a high-definition videoboard, which will show promotions, highlights, and instant replays, as well as construction of a premium seating area on the lower-seating bowl area of the ballpark. A pavilion will also be erected to be used predominately for music during game-day, as well as events such as the Cougars' Ballpark Concert Series and non-game-day events, as well. These forthcoming renovations are said to further "modernize" Fifth Third Bank Ballpark and to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the stadium as well.