TicketReturn.com Field
| TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark | |
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| Former names | BB&T Coastal Field, Coastal Federal Field |
| Location | 1251 21st Avenue North Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 |
| Broke ground | March 11, 1998 |
| Opened | April 12, 1999 |
| Owner | Horry County/City of Myrtle Beach |
| Operator | Myrtle Beach Professional Baseball Club |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | $12.8 million ($17.6 million in 2013 dollars[1]) |
| Architect | Mozingo + Wallace Architects |
| Project manager | Opening Day Partners |
| Services engineer | Rast & Associates, Inc.[2] |
| General contractor | McDevitt Street Bovis, Inc.[3] |
| Capacity | 6,600 |
| Field dimensions | Left field: 308 feet (94 m) Center field: 400 feet (120 m) Right field: 328 feet (100 m) |
| Tenants | |
| Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Carolina League) (1999-present) Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (NCAA DI Big South) (2013) |
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TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark (previously known as Coastal Federal Field and BB&T Coastal Field) is located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and is the home field of the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, a minor league affiliate of the Texas Rangers in the Carolina League. The stadium, located just off Highway 17 in Myrtle Beach, opened in 1999. It holds up to 6,600 people.[4] It is the finish point of the annual Bi-Lo Myrtle Beach Marathon, an athletics event held in February of each year.[5]
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TicketReturn.com Field is also home of the annual "Baseball At The Beach" collegiate baseball tournament. Hosted by Coastal Carolina University each year, the tournament pits participating NCAA Division I baseball programs in the United States.[6] While Charles Watson Stadium is renovated during the 2013 season, the Chanticleers will play their home schedule at TicketReturn.com Field.[7]
The venue served as a regional host site for the 2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. Coastal Carolina hosted the regional, with VCU, Clemson, and St. John's also playing in the regional. They also hosted a regional and super regional in the 2010 NCAA Tournament, losing the super regional to South Carolina.[8]
The Texas Rangers played an exhibition game on March 29, 2011 at Pelicans Ballpark against Coastal Carolina University as a part of 2011 spring training.[9]
Season 3 of HBO's Eastbound & Down filmed there.
References [edit]
- ^ Staff. Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2012. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ Entertainment Facilities - Engineers Consulting for Mechanical Engineers and Electrical Engineering | Rast & Associates
- ^ Projects - Mozingo+Wallace
- ^ BB&T Coastal Field
- ^ BI-LO Marathon
- ^ Coastal Carolina University Athletics :: Official Site :: GoCCUSports.com
- ^ "Select-A-Seat at TicketReturn.com Field Tuesday, 3-5 PM". GoCCUSports.com. Coastal Carolina Sports Information. February 4, 2013. Archived from the original on February 27, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
- ^ "2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Record Book". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on February 27, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
- ^ Texas Rangers At Coastal Carolina
External links [edit]
- TicketReturn.com Field at Pelican Park
- TicketReturn.com Field Views - Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues
- BB&T Coastal Field Facts & Figures
- Texas Rangers At Coastal Carolina
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Coordinates: 33°42′42″N 78°53′04″W / 33.711682°N 78.8845°W
