The Riverside Sports Complex, in
Riverside, California, is the home field of the
University of California, Riverside baseball team. The stadium seats 2,500 and features a home team locker room built personally by
Troy Percival, a UC Riverside alumnus.
A statue of the UCR Bear in concrete just inside the entrance to the facility, was erected in 2007. The stadium also has a pair of hitting cages located underneath the grandstands.
History
The stadium is primarily used for baseball and was the home of
Riverside Pilots
The Riverside Pilots were a Minor League Baseball team in Riverside, California. They were a Class A-Advanced team that played in the California League, and were a farm team of the Seattle Mariners. In spite of making the playoffs each year of it ...
before they moved to
Lancaster to become the
Lancaster JetHawks in 1996. It was also the home of the
Riverside Red Wave
The Riverside Red Wave were a Minor League Baseball team in Riverside, California. The Red Wave were Class A-Advanced California League affiliate of the San Diego Padres. Plagued by poor attendance, the franchise moved to Adelanto following the 1 ...
from 1988 to 1990.
The stadium was the site of the
Division II College World Series from 1980 to 1984.
Riverside Sports Complex Baseball Stadium
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Gallery
File:Riverside Sports Complex (UC Riverside) scoreboard.jpg, Riverside Sports Complex-scoreboard
File:Riverside Sports Complex (UC Riverside) grandstand-batting cages.jpg, Riverside Sports Complex-grandstand and batting cages
See also
* UC Riverside Highlanders
* List of NCAA Division I baseball venues
This is a list of stadiums that currently serve as the home venue for National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA NCAA Division I, Division I college baseball teams. Conference affiliations reflect those in the coming 2023 NCAA baseball season. ...
References
External links
UC Riverside Highlanders Athletics
{{California NCAA Division I college baseball venue navbox
UC Riverside Highlanders baseball
Baseball venues in California
College baseball venues in the United States
Sports venues in Riverside, California
UC Riverside Highlanders sports venues