Geelong Baseball Park
Location | Pioneer Rd, Grovedale, Victoria, Australia |
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Coordinates | 38°11′50″S 144°19′20″E / 38.19722°S 144.32222°ECoordinates: 38°11′50″S 144°19′20″E / 38.19722°S 144.32222°E |
Owner | Victoria Government |
Capacity | 5,000 (1,500 seated) |
Field size |
Left Field - 320 feet (98 m) Center Field - 380 feet (116 m) Right Field - 330 feet (101 m) |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 2002 |
Renovated | 2007 |
Tenants | |
Geelong Baycats Guild Allstars |
The Geelong Baseball Centre or Geelong Baseball Park is home to Geelong Baseball Club in Geelong, Victoria during summer and the Guild Allstars Baseball Club during the winter season. In total the Geelong Baseball Centre has four playing fields, with the main diamond being one of the only international standard baseball ballparks in Australia. Features include lighting up to international standard, electronic scoreboard and associated infrastructure in the form of elevated commentary box, outfield sightboards, bullpen tunnels, meeting and dining areas and an indoor training facility. The main stadium is secured and there is ample car parking space.
It was built in 2002 to coincide with the World Masters Games and hosted baseball successfully. It has also hosted the Victorian Masters Games, several international friendly matches and will host Claxton Shield 2009 games as well as the 2009 World Masters Games. The complex is a pre-season training camp for the Japanese Chiba Lotte Marines.
External links
Geelong Baseball Park at Austadiums