UNCG Baseball Stadium is a

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located in

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, United States. It is home to the UNC Greensboro

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team of the Division I

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. It has a capacity of 3,500 spectators and opened in 1999.UNCG Baseball Stadium
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. The game was played in front of a crowd of 1,835 spectators.

Features

The facility encompasses of space on approximately of land. It cost $5.4 million to build. Features of the venue include a

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, concessions, offices, lights, a drainage system, dugouts, and a

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. 889 permanent seats and additional

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seating make up a

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of approximately 3,500.

Renovations

In 2006, a new scoreboard was installed at the stadium. It includes a videoboard, which shows live statistics during games.

Praise

In 2012, John Manuel of ''Baseball America'' called the stadium "one of the best mid-major ballparks in the Southeast." In the same year, writer Eric Sorenson ranked the stadium the second best small venue in Division I baseball.

References

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Features

Renovations

Praise

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