Stoklosa Alumni Field is a
baseball
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field in
Lowell,
, United States. Originally opened on May 1, 1902, it was rebuilt in 1996 as a temporary home of the
Lowell Spinners.
The Spinners played at the field for the 1996 and 1997 seasons before moving to
Edward A. LeLacheur Park
Edward A. LeLacheur Park is a baseball park located on the banks of the Merrimack River in Lowell, Massachusetts. It is home to the UMass Lowell River Hawks baseball team, which competes in the America East Conference at the NCAA Division I leve ...
on UMass Lowell's east campus. The field was also home to the
Lowell All-Americans
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of the
New England Collegiate Baseball League
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between
2000
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and
2010
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. Following the 2010 season, the franchise moved to
Old Orchard Beach, Maine.
The stadium has been home to multiple teams, initially housing the Lowell Tigers from 1902 to 1905.
It was then vacant until 1910 when the Lowell Grays moved in. They left in 1919, and after being used partially by multiple other teams until 1922, including the
Salem Witches
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after their move,
it was unused until 1996 when the
Lowell Spinners began to use it.
The venue is currently used by the
Lowell High School varsity baseball team. It holds 4,000 people.
External links
Lowell All-Americans websiteNECBL website
References
Baseball venues in Massachusetts
Minor league baseball venues
New England Collegiate Baseball League ballparks
Sports venues in Lowell, Massachusetts
1996 establishments in Massachusetts
Sports venues completed in 1996
High school baseball venues in the United States
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