Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium
| Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium | |
|---|---|
| The Cannon | |
| Location | Kannapolis, North Carolina |
| Broke ground | October 19, 1994[1] |
| Opened | April 8, 1995[2] |
| Owner | Rowan County and City of Kannapolis |
| Operator | Smith Family Baseball (maintenance by Rowan County) |
| Surface | Natural Grass |
| Construction cost | $6,800,000 (including adjacent property) ($10.4 million in 2012 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | Lescher and Mahoney Architects |
| Capacity | 4,700 (seated) |
| Field dimensions | Left Field: 330 Left-Center: 375 Center Field: 400 Right-Center: 375 Right Field: 310 |
| Tenants | |
| Kannapolis Intimidators (So. Atlantic) 1995 - Charlotte 49ers (NCAA) 2003, 2007 |
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Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium is a baseball stadium in Kannapolis, North Carolina. It is the home venue for the Kannapolis Intimidators, the Class A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox.
[edit] History
When the Intimidators franchise (then known as the Piedmont Phillies) began play in 1995, the stadium's construction was not complete. The field and seating areas were ready for the team's first game in April of that year, but the concession stands, restrooms, luxury boxes, and box office were not complete until that winter. The stadium was named for the Fieldcrest Cannon Corporation, the textile giant that built the mill town of Kannapolis and operated it until the city was incorporated in 1984.
In addition to home games for the Intimidators, Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium is also used for several local high school baseball games each spring in addition to select Amateur Athletic Union events throughout the year.
The stadium was the home of UNC Charlotte's baseball team during the 2003 season while their on-campus facility's playing surface was being redone. The 49ers played in Kannapolis again for the first part of the 2007 season while their stadium was undergoing a $6 million renovation.
A new scoreboard was installed in center field for the 2005 season, replacing the original board that the stadium used when it opened.
[edit] References
- ^ "Officials Break Ground on Ballpark". October 20, 1994. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CO&s_site=charlotte&p_multi=CO&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB6CD06FB35872B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM.
- ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=46ssAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ExUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6583,4246847&dq=en
- ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
[edit] External links
- Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium Views - Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues
- Salisbury Post article about ownership issues
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Coordinates: 35°30′28″N 80°33′59″W / 35.50778°N 80.56639°W
