The Riverside Sports Complex, in
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States, in the Inland Empire metropolitan area. It is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River. It is the most populous city in the Inland Empire an ...
, is the home field of the
University of California, Riverside
The University of California, Riverside (UCR or UC Riverside) is a public land-grant research university in Riverside, California. It is one of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The main campus sits on in a suburban distr ...
baseball team. The stadium seats 2,500 and features a home team locker room built personally by
Troy Percival
Troy Eugene Percival (born August 9, 1969) is an American baseball coach and former professional baseball pitcher. He gained fame as a closer. During a 14-year baseball career spanning from 1995 to 2009, he pitched for four Major League Baseball ...
, a UC Riverside alumnus.
A statue of the UCR Bear in concrete just inside the entrance to the facility, was erected in 2007. The stadium also has a pair of hitting cages located underneath the grandstands.
History
The stadium is primarily used for baseball and was the home of
Riverside Pilots before they moved to
Lancaster to become the
Lancaster JetHawks
The Lancaster JetHawks were a baseball team located in Lancaster, California. They were named for the city's association with the aerospace industry and played their home games at The Hangar. From 1996 to 2020, they were members of Minor League ...
in 1996. It was also the home of the
Riverside Red Wave
The Riverside Red Wave were a Minor League Baseball team in Riverside, California. The Red Wave were Class A-Advanced California League affiliate of the San Diego Padres. Plagued by poor attendance, the franchise moved to Adelanto following the ...
from 1988 to 1990.
The stadium was the site of the
Division II College World Series from 1980 to 1984.
Riverside Sports Complex Baseball Stadium
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Gallery
File:Riverside Sports Complex (UC Riverside) scoreboard.jpg, Riverside Sports Complex-scoreboard
File:Riverside Sports Complex (UC Riverside) grandstand-batting cages.jpg, Riverside Sports Complex-grandstand and batting cages
See also
* UC Riverside Highlanders
The UC Riverside Highlanders represent the University of California, Riverside (UCR) in Riverside, California in 15 men's and women's intercollegiate athletics. The Highlanders compete in NCAA Division I; they are members of the Big West Conferen ...
* List of NCAA Division I baseball venues
References
External links
UC Riverside Highlanders Athletics
{{California NCAA Division I college baseball venue navbox
UC Riverside Highlanders baseball
Baseball venues in California
College baseball venues in the United States
Sports venues in Riverside, California
UC Riverside Highlanders sports venues