Sam Suplizio Field is a

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11/15/09 Suplizio Field is the home of the

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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 Ralph Stocker Stadium is owned by the city of Grand Junction, Colorado. Its current tenants are Colorado Mesa University Mavericks football, District-51 high school football, and the Grand Junction Gladiators semi-pro minor league football team, t ...

. Suplizio Field is also the primary home for

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and local high school

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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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