| Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park |
| The Joe |
| Location |
360 Fishburne Street
Charleston, SC 29403 |
| Broke ground |
1996 |
| Opened |
April 6, 1997[1] |
| Owner |
City of Charleston, South Carolina |
| Operator |
Charleston RiverDogs |
| Surface |
Bermuda Grass |
| Construction cost |
$19.5 million
($28.2 million in 2012 dollars[2]) |
| Architect |
Populous (formerly HOK Sport) |
| General Contractor |
McDevitt Street Bovis[3] |
| Capacity |
6,000 |
| Field dimensions |
Left Field: 305 feet (93 m)
Center Field: 398 feet (121 m)
Right Field: 337 feet (103 m) |
| Tenants |
Charleston RiverDogs
The Citadel Bulldogs |
Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park is a stadium located in Charleston, South Carolina. The stadium is named after Charleston's longest serving (and current) mayor, Joseph P. Riley, Jr.. The stadium replaced College Park.
Affectionately nicknamed "The Joe" by locals, Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park is primarily used for baseball and is the home field of the Charleston RiverDogs minor league baseball team and the men's baseball team at The Citadel, whose campus is located nearby. As such, it has also hosted the 14 of the last 16 Southern Conference baseball tournaments. It was built in 1997 and seats 6,000 people.
The Citadel holds lifetime playing rights at the ballpark and has its own clubhouse in the stadium. This is because the land that the stadium is built on once belonged to the school.
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Coordinates: 32°47′25″N 79°57′40″W / 32.79028°N 79.96111°W / 32.79028; -79.96111
