San Manuel Stadium is an open-air
ballpark
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in
downtown San Bernardino
Downtown San Bernardino is a district in the city of San Bernardino, California, in San Bernardino County, United States. It is home to city and county government buildings, and to the city's central business district. The downtown area of San B ...
,
California
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, United States. It opened in 1996, replacing
Fiscalini Field
Fiscalini Field is a stadium in San Bernardino, California, USA. Over the years, the stadium was the spring training homes of the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Browns (now the Baltimore Orioles) and was the home field for the San Bernardin ...
as the home park of
Minor League Baseball's
Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino
The Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels. The 66ers are based in San Bernardino, California, and play at San Manuel Stadium.
Franchis ...
. Before then, the 66ers shared Fiscalini Field with
CSUSB Coyotes and
SBVC Wolverines. San Manuel Stadium is named after the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, which is based in San Bernardino and paid for the
naming rights
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. The stadium seats 8,000 people, with additional capacity provided by lawn seating.
It is located directly next to the
San Bernardino Transit Center
The San Bernardino Transit Center (Metrolink designation San Bernardino–Downtown) is an intermodal transit center in downtown San Bernardino, California, United States. It is owned and operated by Omnitrans, the area's public transportation ...
, with connections to
Los Angeles Union Station
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.
History
San Manuel Stadium was also the home field for the
California State University, San Bernardino
California State University, San Bernardino (Cal State San Bernardino or CSUSB) is a public research university in San Bernardino, California. Founded in 1965, it is one of the 23 general campuses of the California State University system. The m ...
Coyotes baseball team. The Coyotes play in the
California Collegiate Athletic Association
The California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. All of its current members are public universities, and upon UC ...
in
Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
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. In 2004, it also served as the home of the Los Angeles Unity, the city's
Pro Cricket
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team. In 2010, San Manuel Stadium was equipped with a new scoreboard, which was the largest in the California League. In 2010, CSUSB moved its home games to
Fiscalini Field
Fiscalini Field is a stadium in San Bernardino, California, USA. Over the years, the stadium was the spring training homes of the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Browns (now the Baltimore Orioles) and was the home field for the San Bernardin ...
, San Bernardino's former minor league stadium.
The San Manuel facilities are used by the
San Bernardino Valley College
San Bernardino Valley College is a public community college in San Bernardino, California. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The college has an enrollment of 17,044 students and covers . Valley College is also a ...
's baseball team as well.
References
External links
San Manuel Stadium official website
College baseball venues in the United States
Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes sports venues
Minor league baseball venues
Cricket grounds in the United States
Baseball venues in California
Sports venues in San Bernardino, California
1996 establishments in California
Sports venues completed in 1996
Populous (company) buildings
California League ballparks
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