Spring Mobile Ballpark
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| Former names | Franklin Covey Field Franklin Quest Field |
| Location | 1365 South West Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84115 United States |
| Broke ground | May 19, 1993[1] |
| Opened | April 9, 1994[2] |
| Owner | City of Salt Lake City |
| Operator | Salt Lake Bees |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | $23 million[2] ($36.1 million in 2012 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | HOK Sport Valentiner, Crane, Brunjes & Onyon |
| Structural engineer | H/T Engineers, Inc.[4] |
| General Contractor | Sahara Construction[2] |
| Capacity | 15,500 (1999) |
| Field dimensions | Left Field - 345 ft Center Field - 420 ft Right Field - 315 ft |
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| Salt Lake Bees (PCL) (1994-present) Utah Utes baseball (Pac-12) |
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Spring Mobile Ballpark (formerly known as Franklin Quest Field, and later Franklin Covey Field[5]) is a baseball park in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Salt Lake Bees minor league baseball team and hosts several University of Utah baseball games each year. The stadium is located on the site of old Derks Field, Salt Lake City's former minor league ballpark. Spring Mobile Ballpark was built in 1994 with a capacity of 15,500 people. In its inaugural season, the Buzz set a PCL attendance record with 713,224 fans[6]. The team led the PCL in attendance in each of its first six seasons in Salt Lake.
Besides hosting the Salt Lake Bees, Spring Mobile Ballpark has played host to two exhibition games featuring the Minnesota Twins, the 1996 Triple-A All Star Game, concerts, soccer matches, and high school and college baseball games, including a Mountain West Conference tournament.[7]
Spring Mobile Ballpark is noted for its stunning views of the Wasatch Mountains over the left and center field walls.[8] On April 7, 2009, the Bees announced that they had reached a multi-year naming-rights deal with Spring Mobile (a Salt Lake City-based AT&T authorized retailer) to provide the ballpark's new name.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ Evensen, Jay (May 20, 1993). "Dignitaries Dig in, Break Ground for New Stadium". Deseret News. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/291490/DIGNITARIES-DIG-IN-BREAK-GROUND-FOR-NEW-STADIUM.html. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ a b c http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/documents/2011/04/08/17509782/1/2011BeesMediaGuide.pdf
- ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ http://www.htengineers.com/about.htm
- ^ Benson, Lee (2009-04-09). "Changing names of ballparks is a tradition". Deseret News (Deseret Digital Media). http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705296351,00.html. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- ^ Deseret News: "Buzz attendance falls but still tops PCL"
- ^ Facer, Dirk (2009-06-28). "Ballpark has seen plenty of action in its 16 years". Deseret News (Deseret Digital Media). http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705313622/Ballpark-has-seen-plenty-of-action-in-its-16-years.html. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- ^ Spring Mobile Ballpark
- ^ "Home of the Bees Renamed: Spring Mobile Ballpark" (Press release). Salt Lake Bees. 2009-04-07. http://pacificcoast.league.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090407&content_id=551694&vkey=news_t561&fext=.jsp&sid=t561. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
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Coordinates: 40°44′26.67″N 111°53′34.35″W / 40.7407417°N 111.892875°W
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