Ripken Stadium
Coordinates: 39°31′51″N 76°11′10″W / 39.530873°N 76.185985°W
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| Location | 873 Long Drive Aberdeen, Maryland 21001 |
| Broke ground | 2001 |
| Opened | June 18, 2002[1] |
| Owner | City of Aberdeen |
| Operator | Maryland Stadium Authority |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | $18 million ($23.3 million in 2012 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | Tetra Tech & Ripken Design |
| General Contractor | Baltimore Contractors LLC[1] |
| Capacity | 6,500 |
| Field dimensions | Left Field – 310 feet (94 m) Center Field – 400 feet (122 m) Right Field – 310 feet (94 m) |
| Tenants | |
| Aberdeen IronBirds (New York–Penn League) (2002-Present) | |
Ripken Stadium is the home of the Aberdeen IronBirds, Class A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles in the New York-Penn League. The stadium is located in Aberdeen, Maryland. The 6,000-seat Ripken Stadium held its first game on June 18, 2002. The team has sold out every home game at Ripken Stadium since it began playing there in 2002.[3][4]
In 2009, The Maryland Redbirds, of the Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League, (the CRSCBL), will play all weekday games and one weekend doubleheader at the stadium. The CRSCBL previously used the stadium for the annual all-star game in 2005 and 2007.
The stadium is part of Cal Ripken, Jr.'s Aberdeen Complex in his hometown of Aberdeen, Maryland, located just off Interstate 95 at Maryland Route 22. The complex also includes several smaller fields for local youth sports leagues, as well as an adjacent Marriott hotel. The stadium is the closest structure of the complex to the highway, with the right field fence and scoreboard visible from it. The stadium also hosts soccer matches as well. Stevenson University's baseball team also uses Ripken Stadium as its home field as well as the Yankee Stadium Field that is within walking distance.
The expansive parking lot of Ripken Stadium is frequently used as a venue for SCCA autocross racing for many racers on the east coast.
[edit] References
- ^ a b David Broughton (June 17, 2002). "Facility Opening: Ripken Stadium". SportsBusiness Journal. http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2002/06/20020617/Facilities/Facility-Opening-Ripken-Stadium.aspx.
- ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ "IronBirds Close Out Season With One Last Walk-Off Win". MiLB.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. http://www.webcitation.org/5yo1JTQew. Retrieved 19 May 2011. "The IronBirds front office staff would like to send out a big "thank you" to the fans for making 2010 another sell-out season."
- ^ "Harford to Play Pair of April Baseball Games at Ripken Stadium". MDJUCO. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. http://www.webcitation.org/5yo1EmGm8. Retrieved 19 May 2011. "The 6,300 capacity stadium is one of two stadiums in the history of baseball to sell out every home game in franchise history."
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