Grand Prairie Stadium
32°46′06″N 96°59′11″W / 32.768219°N 96.98635°W
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| Former names | QuikTrip Park |
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| Location | 1600 Lone Star Pkwy Grand Prairie, TX 75050 |
| Owner | City of Grand Prairie |
| Operator | Grand Prairie Professional Baseball, LP |
| Capacity | 5,445 Baseball(2008) 6,000+ Football (2009) |
| Field size | Left Field - 330 ft (100.58 m) Center Field - 397 ft (121.0 m) Right Field - 330 ft (100.58 m) |
| Surface | Artificial turf |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May 31, 2007 |
| Opened | May 16, 2008 |
| Construction cost | $20 Million USD |
| Architect | Sparks Sports |
| Tenants | |
| Texas AirHogs (AA) (2008–present) Dallas Desire (LFL) (2009) Texas United (USL2) (2017–present) | |
AirHogs Stadium is a stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas. It is primarily used for baseball as the home of the American Association's Texas AirHogs. It has a capacity of 5,445 people and opened in May 2008.[1] In addition to baseball, it plays host to various other concerts and events throughout the year. For a period of time, it was known as QuikTrip Park due to the sponsorship by the convenience store chain. In 2015, the city of Grand Prairie paid off the debt to build the stadium.
Usage
Texas AirHogs
The park was built for the Texas AirHogs of the American Association in 2007. They began play (as the Grand Prairie AirHogs) in May 2008 and finished their inaugural season with a final record of 56-40, also winning the Southern Division title before falling to the Sioux Falls Canaries in the finals. A few years later, they would win the 2011 American Association championship by winning a decisive game 5 at QuikTrip Park.
Dallas Desire
The Dallas Desire were one of two teams that were introduced to the women's Lingerie Football League (now Legends Football League) in 2004. They played two home games of their 2009 season in Grand Prairie. The team then moved to the Cotton Bowl for the 2010 season.
American Association All-Star Game
The Grand Prairie AirHogs hosted the 2009 American Association All-Star Game at their home field on July 21, 2009.
Texas United
In 2017, new Premier Development League (PDL) soccer team Texas United announced that they would play their inaugural season at Airhogs Stadium.[2]
Southern Arkansas University Muleriders
The Mulerider Baseball team has used Airhog Stadium to host their Air Hog DII Classic since 2015. This "Classic" has featured several of the top teams in NCAA DII College Baseball. The Muleriders did not return for the 2019 Baseball season.
Other
- NJCAA Region V Baseball Tournament: 2013[3]
- WAC Baseball Tournament: 2013
- NCAA Division II College Baseball World Series: 2017
Gallery
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Picture of the first base side two weeks before opening day 2008 -
Picture of action during an AirHogs game on Aug 16, 2008 -
Panoramic picture taken from center field. -
Smile Empty Soul performing at South by So What?! music festival in March 2014 -
Dallas alternative rock ensemble One Soul performing at South by So What?! on October 26, 2013
References
- ^ "AMERICAN ASSOCIATION of Independent Professional Baseball". Americanassociationbaseball.com. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ "PDL Welcomes Texas United". www.txunitedfc.com. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
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| Events and tenants | ||
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| Preceded by | Host of the AAB All-Star Game QuikTrip Park 2009 |
Succeeded by |
- American Association of Professional Baseball ballparks
- Buildings and structures in Grand Prairie, Texas
- Multi-purpose stadiums in the United States
- Baseball venues in the Prairies and Lakes region (Texas)
- Minor league baseball venues
- Baseball venues in Texas
- Baseball venues in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
- Legends Football League venues
- Sports in Grand Prairie, Texas
- 2008 establishments in Texas
- Sports venues completed in 2008
- Soccer venues in Texas