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11/15/09 Suplizio Field is the home of the Grand Junction Jackalopes of the independent Pioneer League. The stadium is located just northeast of downtown in Lincoln Park, east of the adjacent Ralph Stocker Stadium. Suplizio Field is also the occasional host of the Colorado Mesa Mavericks baseball team and local high school

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11/15/09 The natural grass field is aligned southeast (home plate to second base) at an approximate

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Renovations

In June 2011, both Suplizio Field and Ralph Stocker Stadium underwent an
$8.3 million renovation project
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.

Tenants

* Grand Junction Jackalopes * Colorado Mesa Mavericks baseball * Grand Junction High School * Central High School * Fruita Monument High School * Palisade High School

Awards

* Colorado Field of the Year in 2009 b
Colorado Sports Turf Managers Association

References

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