TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark (previously known as Coastal Federal Field and BB&T Coastal Field) is located in

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and is the home field of the

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, a minor league affiliate of the

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in the

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. The stadium, located just off Highway 17 in Myrtle Beach, opened in 1999. It holds up to 6,599 people. Since its opening, it has been the finish point of the annual Myrtle Beach Marathon, held annually in March. On April 16, 2021,

leaders told

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that TicketReturn.com Field would need a significant investments in order to keep Minor League Baseball there. The most urgent upgrades to TicketReturn.com Field are to the visiting and home clubhouses, additional team facilities for women staff members, and upgrades to lighting and wall height. The team general manager told the city council during its budget retreat that it is likely to cost $15 million to bring the stadium's current player development facilities up to par and that the stadium won't last another 20 years as it stands.

Other tenants

TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark is also home of the annual "Baseball At The Beach" collegiate baseball tournament. Hosted by

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each year, the tournament pits participating

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Division I baseball programs in the United States. While

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was renovated during the 2013 season, the Chanticleers played their home schedule at TicketReturn.com Field. The venue served as a regional host site for the

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. Coastal Carolina hosted the regional, with VCU, Clemson, and St. John's also participating. The ballpark also hosted a regional and super regional in the

2010 NCAA Tournament The 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2009–10 basketball seas ...

, with the Chanticleers ultimately losing the super regional to

in the Gamecocks' first national championship season. The Texas Rangers (then parent club of the Pelicans) played an exhibition game on March 29 at Pelicans Ballpark against Coastal Carolina University as a part of 2011 spring training. Season 3 of

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's ''

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'' was filmed there.

References

External links

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