Arvest Ballpark is a stadium in
Springdale, Arkansas. It is primarily used for
baseball, as the home of the
Northwest Arkansas Naturals of the
Texas League. The ballpark has a capacity of 7,305 people and opened in 2008. Arvest Ballpark was designed by the
Kansas City
The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more ...
architecture firm
Populous. Arvest Ballpark was named the 2008 Ballpark of the year by baseballparks.com
History
Springdale's Mayor Jerre M. Van Hoose and the head of the Chamber of Commerce, Perry Webb, knew what it would take to bring the affiliated Minor Leagues to the area. Not only would they have to find a team willing to move, they would also need to provide them with a better facility than what they would be leaving behind. A referendum was held on July 11, 2006, where local voters approved by a narrow margin the continuation of a 1% sales tax to fund the ballpark.
Ground for the ballpark was broken on February 27, 2007. Construction was performed by Crossland Construction and completed in April 2008. On September 10, 2007, a naming rights deal was reach with
Arvest Bank Group, Inc. of nearby
Bentonville, and the new ballpark's official name was introduced as Arvest Ballpark on October 5, 2007.
The first game played at Arvest Ballpark was the 2008 opening day game between the Naturals and the
San Antonio Missions
The San Antonio Missions are a Minor League Baseball team of the Texas League and the Double-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. They are located in San Antonio, Texas, and are named for the Spanish missions around which the city was founded. ...
on April 10, 2008. The Naturals lost 7-1 in front of a sellout crowd of 7,820.
Images
File:Arvest_Ballpark_bullpen_cafe.jpg, Arvest Ballpark Bullpen Cafè, located beyond left field
File:Frisco RoughRiders vs. Northwest Arkansas Naturals May 2017 05.jpg, View from behind home plate
File:Frisco RoughRiders vs. Northwest Arkansas Naturals May 2017 07.jpg, Batting cages
File:Frisco RoughRiders vs. Northwest Arkansas Naturals May 2017 08.jpg, Luxury suite
File:Frisco RoughRiders vs. Northwest Arkansas Naturals May 2017 10.jpg, Press box
References
External links
Arvest Ballpark
{{Texas League ballparks
Baseball venues in Arkansas
Buildings and structures in Springdale, Arkansas
Tourist attractions in Washington County, Arkansas
2008 establishments in Arkansas
Sports venues completed in 2008
Populous (company) buildings
Texas League ballparks