Eastwood Field
41°13′06″N 80°45′19″W / 41.2184525°N 80.7552409°W / 41.2184525; -80.7552409Owner City of Niles Operator Cafaro Company Capacity 6,000 (baseball)
10,000 (other events) Field size Left Field — 335 ft
Center Field — 405 ft
Right Field — 335 ft Surface Grass Construction Broke ground June 1998 Opened June 25, 1999[1] Construction cost US$8.3 million[2]
($15.2 million in 2023 dollars[3]) Architect DLR Group[4] Services engineer Colwill Engineering, Inc.[5] General contractor B&B Contractors & Developers Inc.[4] Tenants Mahoning Valley Scrappers (NYPL/MLBDL) 1999–present
Youngstown State Penguins (NCAA) 2000–present
Academics Athletics Campus Life People
10,000 (other events)
Center Field — 405 ft
Right Field — 335 ft
($15.2 million in 2023 dollars[3])
Youngstown State Penguins (NCAA) 2000–present
Eastwood Field is a minor league baseball stadium located in Niles, Ohio, United States. It is currently the home of the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, a collegiate summer baseball team of the MLB Draft League. Since 2000 it has also served as the home field for the Youngstown State Penguins.
History
Eastwood Field opened for the 1999 season, when the Erie SeaWolves franchise was relocated to Niles upon the granting of an expansion Eastern League franchise to Erie. With an official seating capacity is 6,000, the park was originally known as Cafaro Field, named for William M. Cafaro, founder of the real estate developer the Cafaro Company. The name was changed to Eastwood Field in 2003 to match the Eastwood Mall, a Cafaro property on U.S. Route 422, behind which the ballpark was built. On August 14, 2012, the stadium hosted the 2012 New York-Penn All Star Game.[6] In 2015, the Fall Experimental Football League announced the Boston Brawlers franchise would relocate and play its home games at Eastwood Field as the Mahoning Valley Brawlers, however, the team would cease operations prior to its first game.[7]
Tenants and events
Eastwood Field also plays home to the Youngstown State Penguins baseball team and the Inter-Tri County League Senior baseball game. In addition to baseball, the stadium hosts a number of concerts and other entertainment events each year. These acts include Bad Company, Nelly, Kool and the Gang, The Beach Boys, Kenny Rogers and Foreigner.
See also
References
- ^ Skolnick, David (June 26, 1999). "A Full Plate of Baseball". The Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. p. A1. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ "Play Ball". The Free Lance–Star. Fredericksburg, Virginia. March 19, 1999. p. A12. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ a b "Our Work". B&B Contractors & Developers Inc. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ "Recreation". Colwill Engineering, Inc. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ "Arby's Cruise Invited by Scrappers to Do Pregame Show". Salem News. June 15, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ "FXFL folding Mahoning Valley franchise". WFMJ. September 28, 2015.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Eastwood Field Website Archived 2014-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Eastwood Field – Mahoning Valley Scrappers
- Eastwood Field – Youngstown State
- Eastwood Field Views – Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues Archived 2020-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
| Preceded by | Home of the New York-Penn League All-Star Game 2012 | Succeeded by |
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