HoHoKam Stadium

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HoHoKam Stadium
Dwight W. Patterson Field

Former names	HoHoKam Park
Location	1235 N. Center Street Mesa, AZ 85201
Coordinates	33°26′17″N 111°49′48″W / 33.43806°N 111.83°W / 33.43806; -111.83
Opened	February 1997
Operator	Chicago Cubs
Surface	Grass
Architect	Populous (HOK Sport]
Capacity	12,623
Field dimensions	Left Field: 340 ft Center Field: 410 ft Right Field: 350 ft
Tenants
Chicago Cubs (MLB) (spring training) (1997-2013) Oakland Athletics (MLB) (spring training) (2015-future)^[1] Mesa Solar Sox (AFL) (1997-present) WAC Tournament (2010-present) Mesa Miners (GBL) (2005) Arizona State (Pac-10) (2002)

HoHoKam Stadium also known as Dwight W. Patterson Field and formerly HoHoKam Park, is a park with a baseball stadium located at 1235 N Center St in Mesa, Arizona (the Chicago Cubs spring training facility since 1979). The stadium was built in January 1997 and holds 13,074 people. It is the home of the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League. HoHoKam Stadium has the largest scoreboard in the Cactus League, measuring 12 by 16 feet. In 1999, the Cubs established a Cactus League single-season attendance record. They drew 171,681 fans for its 15 home games, an average of 11,445 people per game. The stadium hosted the 2010 and 2011 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournaments and will host the event again from May 23-27, 2012.^[2]^[3]^[4]

[edit] See also

Hohokam

[edit] References

^ http://www.ballparkdigest.com/201111294363/major-league-baseball/news/oakland-negotiating-move-to-hohokam-park
^ "2009-10 WAC Championships". WAC Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-2-12. http://www.webcitation.org/65OnoeyUA. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
^ "2010-11 WAC Championships". WAC Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-2-12. http://www.webcitation.org/65OnsuQzc. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
^ "2011-12 WAC Championships". WAC Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-2-12. http://www.webcitation.org/65OnzFj0F. Retrieved 12 February 2012.

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v t e Current stadiums of the Cactus League

Camelback Ranch • Goodyear Ballpark • HoHoKam Park • Maryvale Baseball Park • Peoria Sports Complex • Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Salt River Fields at Talking Stick • Scottsdale Stadium • Surprise Stadium • Tempe Diablo Stadium

v t e Current ballparks in the Arizona Fall League

American Division	HoHoKam Stadium • Peoria Sports Complex • Scottsdale Stadium

National Division	Peoria Sports Complex • Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Surprise Stadium