Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium is the home of the
Montgomery Biscuits of the
Southern League. The
minor league baseball ballpark opened in
Montgomery, Alabama in 2004. Located in downtown Montgomery, the stadium can host up to 7,000 people a night.
Riverwalk Stadium is a converted century-old train shed. The actual train station is located two blocks away from the field. The abandoned train shed is what is on the exterior of the first base side of the park.
Riverwalk Stadium is located near the
Alabama River
The Alabama River, in the U.S. state of Alabama, is formed by the Tallapoosa and Coosa rivers, which unite about north of Montgomery, near the town of Wetumpka.
The river flows west to Selma, then southwest until, about from Mobile, it un ...
. Montgomery offers a riverfront area that is easily accessible from Riverwalk Stadium with a children's splash pad. There is also an amphitheater located behind the field.
Features
The stadium offers 20 luxury suites. Six of the suites are built into the old train terminal along the first-base line and the remaining 14 extend along the third base line.
Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium offers
picnic
A picnic is a meal taken outdoors ( ''al fresco'') as part of an excursion, especially in scenic surroundings, such as a park, lakeside, or other place affording an interesting view, or else in conjunction with a public event such as preceding ...
areas along the third-base line and in left-center field.
The picnic area in left-center field can accommodate up to 4,000 fans. The stadium also has a full bar, called "The Club Car Bar", which is located down the first base line
and a children's
playground
A playground, playpark, or play area is a place designed to provide an environment for children that facilitates play, typically outdoors. While a playground is usually designed for children, some are designed for other age groups, or people ...
area located down the third base line.
The stadium
scoreboard is a video board with a
LED
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screen capable of
instant replay. The stadium also has a gift shop called "The Biscuit Basket" located under the grandstands.
There is a notched curve in deep right field over which the American flag is flown.
Between 2004 and 2007, Riverwalk Stadium hosted the
NCAA Division II baseball championship tournament; the tournament moved to Riverwalk Stadium from nearby
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, where it had been held since 1985. The tournament moved to
Sauget, Illinois, in 2008.
History
Victor Mateo threw the stadium's first
no-hitter
In baseball, a no-hitter is a game in which a team was not able to record a hit. Major League Baseball (MLB) officially defines a no-hitter as a completed game in which a team that batted in at least nine innings recorded no hits. A pitcher wh ...
on August 24, 2013, when he allowed just one baserunner on a walk (the runner was erased in a double play later in the inning) in the Biscuits' 3–0 defeat of the
Jacksonville Suns.
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The ballpark was scheduled to become the permanent home for the
Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament in
2020
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, but as the season was postponed, it will begin during the
2021
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season.
References
External links
Montgomery Biscuits Park InfoBaseballParks.com review
{{Southern League ballparks
Minor league baseball venues
Baseball venues in Alabama
Sports venues in Montgomery, Alabama
2004 establishments in Alabama
Sports venues completed in 2004
Southern League (1964–present) ballparks