The Robert C. Wynn Baseball Field is a collegiate and former

minor league Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often competing in smaller cities/markets. This term is used in Nor ...

baseball stadium, located in

Bradenton, Florida Bradenton ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Manatee County, Florida, Manatee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the city's population is 55,698. History Late 18th and early 19th centuries ...

. The field is currently the home of the Manatees baseball team from the State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota, formerly Manatee Community College and Manatee Junior College. The stadium opened in 1959 as Manatee Junior College Field. In 1977 it was renamed after Robert C. Wynn, the State College of Florida coach who started the baseball program at the college in 1959. In 2012 the field received national recognition as the only college or university this year to be awarded the prestigious American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) TURFACE Field Maintenance Award. In 2007 the stadium was also briefly the home of the

Bradenton Juice The Bradenton Juice were a short-lived minor league baseball team based in Bradenton, Florida in 2007. The team's name came from a "Name the Team" contest that included over 100 suggestions for the ball club. The club played in the South Coast Le ...

, of the South Coast League. However the field could not a provide the proper environment for minor league baseball. Two examples cited by league officials were the team's inability to sell beer and have post-game fireworks, due to the stadium being located on the college's campus. As a result, the attendance for the Juice games was dismal with only 148 fans attending a May 25, 2007 game at the stadium against the

Macon Music The Macon Music were a short-lived minor league baseball team, based in Macon, Georgia. The club played its home games at Luther Williams Field, under manager Phil Plantier. A member of the South Coast League, Macon won the league's second half t ...

. The Juice folded after the 2007 season and the league became dormant in 2008. The baseball facilities were renovated during the 2010–2011 school year. The improvements included a new entrance, parking lot, batter's eye, windscreens, palm trees and foliage, as well as a net backstop with a brick knee wall.

References

External links

SCF Athletics
Baseball in Bradenton, Florida Sports venues in Florida Minor league baseball venues Baseball venues in Florida South Coast League venues Sports venues completed in 1959 1959 establishments in Florida College baseball venues in the United States State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota Buildings and structures in Bradenton, Florida {{Florida-baseball-venue-stub

See also

References

External links