Truist Stadium (Winston-Salem)
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| Location | 951 Ballpark Way Winston-Salem, NC 27101 |
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| Coordinates | 36°05′30″N 80°15′21″W / 36.091602°N 80.255962°W |
| Owner | City of Winston-Salem |
| Operator | Winston-Salem Dash LLC |
| Capacity | 5,500 |
| Field size | Left Field: 315 feet Center Field: 399 feet Right Field: 323 feet[4] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 30, 2007 |
| Opened | April 10, 2010 |
| Construction cost | $48.7 million[1] ($68 million in 2024 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | 360 Architecture CJMW Architecture |
| Structural engineer | City Structures D&P, Inc.[3] |
| General contractor | Samet Construction[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Winston-Salem Dash (CL) (2010–present) | |
BB&T Ballpark[5] is a ballpark in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, that replaced Ernie Shore Field. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Winston-Salem Dash minor league baseball team.
The ballpark is bounded by Peters Creek Parkway (northwest/west); 1st Street (north); and Green Street (northeast, left-center field). Business I-40 is toward the south/southeast.
History
It was originally planned to open for the 2009 season. Various delays pushed it to mid-2009, and then to the 2010 season. Oversights such as the budget, by city planners, were reported to be the cause.[6]
The first home game was played on April 13, 2010, against the Potomac Nationals, resulting in a 5-4 loss in 12 innings, before 7,111 spectators.[7] At the end of its first season, the stadium was named Ballpark of the Year by Baseballparks.com.[8]
Naming Rights
On February 24, 2010, the Dash announced that Winston-Salem based bank BB&T had signed a 15-year naming rights deal for the new ballpark. BB&T also owns the naming rights for fellow Winston-Salem Entertainment-Sports Complex venue BB&T Field, home to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team.[9]
This is the second ballpark in the Carolina League sponsored by BB&T. The first was BB&T Coastal Field, home to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. BB&T also sponsors the uptown stadium for the Charlotte Knights which opened in the spring of 2014.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Building for the Future: Minor League Stadiums". SportsBusiness Journal. April 19, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "BB&T Ballpark". City Structures D&P, Inc. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
- ^ "BB&T Ballpark". Ballpark Digest. April 10, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ^ "Downtown Stadium to be BB&T Ballpark". Minor League Baseball. February 24, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
- ^ Graff, Laura (May 6, 2009). "Extra Innings, and Still No Winner - Sources: Ballpark Not Likely to Open This Year". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ^ "Nats Take BB&T Ballpark Opener with 5-4 Win". Minor League Baseball. April 14, 2010. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
- ^ Mock, Joe (August 28, 2010). "BB&T Ballpark Definitely Worth the Wait". Baseball Parks. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Carver, Richard (February 24, 2010). "Spreading the name: BB&T Sees Benefit in Affixing Bank's Name to Stadiums Here and Elsewhere". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ^ "Groundbreaking for New Knights Ballpark Set for Sept. 14". Ballpark Digest. August 24, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2012.