DeVault Memorial Stadium
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36°36′07″N 82°11′57″W / 36.601968°N 82.199251°W DeVault Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Bristol, Virginia. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of Bristol State Liners of the summer collegiate Appalachian League. It was previously home to the Bristol Pirates Minor League Baseball team.[1] it is also home to the Virginia High School baseball team and was the site of their 1981, 1983, 1992, 1993 and 1996 Virginia VHSL state baseball championships. It was built in 1969. It holds 2,000 people.[2][3]
The stadium is named for Charlton Ross ("Chauncey") DeVault, Sr. (1910–1980), of Bristol, Tennessee. DeVault was President of the Appalachian League from its revival in 1957 until his death in 1980. DeVault Field at Emory & Henry College in Emory, is also named after him.
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.milb.com/content/page.jsp?ymd=20070313&content_id=41509988&sid=t557&vkey=team1 [bare URL]
- ^ "Selected Ballparks of the Appalachian League". www.unc.edu. Archived from the original on 1999-11-18.
- ^ "DeVault Memorial Stadium, Bristol, Va".
External links
[edit]- Devault Memorial Stadium Views – Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues Archived 2013-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Appalachian League ballparks
- Baseball venues in Virginia
- Minor league baseball venues
- High school baseball venues in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Bristol, Virginia
- 1969 establishments in Virginia
- Sports venues completed in 1969
- Southern United States baseball venue stubs
- Virginia building and structure stubs
- Virginia sport stubs