Sam Suplizio Field is a
stadium
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in
Grand Junction, Colorado
Grand Junction is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Mesa County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 65,560 at the 2020 United States Census, making Grand Junction the 17th mos ...
, United States.
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Archived
11/15/09 It is named after former Denver Bears
right field
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er,
New York Yankees
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prospect and
MLB
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Coach
Sam Suplizio
Sam, SAM or variants may refer to:
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.
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11/15/09 Suplizio Field is the home of the
Grand Junction Jackalopes
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of the independent
Pioneer League.
The stadium is located just northeast of downtown Grand Junction in Lincoln Park. The ballpark is adjacent on its west side to
Ralph Stocker Stadium. Suplizio Field is also the primary home for
Colorado Mesa University
Colorado Mesa University is a public university in Grand Junction, Colorado. The university's other locations include Bishop Campus, which houses Western Colorado Community College in northwestern Grand Junction, and a regional campus in Mont ...
and local high school
baseball
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,
and has been the home of th
Junior College World Seriessince 1958.
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Archived
11/15/09
Renovations
In June 2011, both Suplizio Field and Ralph Stocker Stadium underwent an
to replace the aging original concrete bleacher section along the first base line at Suplizio, along with the original bleacher section and press box on the west side of adjoining Ralph Stocker Stadium, with a new section that includes new seating for both venues as well as a new two story press box and handicapped accessible mezzanine level which was ready for use by May 2012.
Awards
* Colorado Field of the Year in 2009 b
References
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Baseball venues in Colorado
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Buildings and structures in Mesa County, Colorado
Grand Junction, Colorado
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NJCAA baseball
Tourist attractions in Mesa County, Colorado
1949 establishments in Colorado
Sports venues completed in 1949