Capital Credit Union Park is a
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...
in
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Ashwaubenon () is a village in Brown County, Wisconsin, Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 16,963 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. A suburb of Green Bay, Wisconsin, Green Bay, Ashwaubenon is part of the ...
, a suburb of
Green Bay. The stadium is home to the
Green Bay Rockers
The Green Bay Rockers are a baseball team that plays in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The team joined the league as the Bullfrogs as an expansion franchise for the 2007 season along with the Battle Creek Bombers. Befo ...
of the
Northwoods League
The Northwoods League is a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league. All players in the league must have NCAA eligibility remaining in order to participate. The league is amateur, and players are not paid, so as to maintain their college el ...
, a
collegiate summer baseball league;
the
Green Bay Voyageurs FC
Green Bay Voyageurs FC were an American soccer team based in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin. Founded in 2018, the team was a member of the USL League Two. The team was owned by Big Top Soccer, who also owns Forward Madison FC of USL League One, and their ...
of
USL League Two
USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syste ...
;
and a variety of community athletic and social events.
The Voyageurs christened the stadium with a 3–0 win over
WSA Winnipeg
FC Manitoba is a Canadian soccer team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the United States soccer league system. The club was founded in 2010 as WSA Winnipeg. In 2020, the club was acquired by a n ...
on the morning of June 1, 2019 in a game postponed a day by rain.
Later that day, the baseball team, then named the Green Bay Booyah, lost their inaugural home opener 12–6 to the
Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters are a baseball team based in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin that plays in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The Rafters play home games at historic Witter Field.
History
The Rafters name was a ...
.
For baseball, site constraints limit the distances to center and right field, a problem addressed with a high outfield wall. The height of the wall was announced as 19-feet, 19-inches in a nod to the nearby
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. It ...
' inaugural season in 1919, but it has also been reported as 22 feet.
The wall is made of shipping containers, chosen as being relatively inexpensive and able to handle a high wind load.
Going along with the baseball team's 2019–2021 name, the ballpark features the world's largest
booyah kettle (2,000 gallons).
Baseball team owner Big Top Baseball has committed to a 23-year lease, paying $500,000 up-front
and $205,000 annually for five years followed by 1% increases annually for the remaining years.
References
External links
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Green Bay RockersNorthwoods League
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Baseball venues in Wisconsin
Buildings and structures in Brown County, Wisconsin
2018 establishments in Wisconsin
Soccer venues in Wisconsin
Sports venues in Green Bay, Wisconsin