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This article is about the baseball stadium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. For the football stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, see BB&T Field. For the baseball stadium also in Winston-Salem, see BB&T Ballpark.
BB&T Coastal Field 
Location 1251 21st Avenue North
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577Broke ground March 11, 1998 Opened April 12, 1999 Surface Grass Construction cost $13 million
($17.1 million in 2011 dollars[1])Architect Mozingo + Wallace Architects General Contractor A.O. Hardee & Son, Inc. Capacity 6,600 Field dimensions Left Field: 308
Center Field: 400
Right Field: 328Tenants Myrtle Beach Pelicans BB&T Coastal Field (previously known as Coastal Federal Field) is located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and is the home field of the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, a minor league affiliate of the Texas Rangers in the Carolina League. The stadium, located just off Highway 17 in Myrtle Beach, opened in 1999. It holds up to 6,600 people.[2] It is the finish point of the annual Bi-Lo Myrtle Beach Marathon, an athletics event held in February of each year. [3]
BB&T Coastal Field is also home of the annual "Baseball At The Beach" collegiate baseball tournament. Hosted by Coastal Carolina University each year, the tournament pits participating NCAA Division I baseball programs in the United States. [4]
BB&T Coastal Field served as a regional host site for the 2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. CCU acted as the host school, with VCU, Clemson, and St. John's also attending. They also hosted a regional in the 2010 NCAA Tournament.
The Texas Rangers played an exhibition game on March 29, 2011 at BB&T Coastal Field against Coastal Carolina University as a part of 2011 spring training.[5]
References
- ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
- ^ BB&T Coastal Field
- ^ BI-LO Marathon
- ^ Coastal Carolina University Athletics :: Official Site :: GoCCUSports.com
- ^ Texas Rangers At Coastal Carolina
External links
- BB&T Coastal Field
- BB&T Coastal Field Views - Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues
- BB&T Coastal Field Facts & Figures
- Texas Rangers At Coastal Carolina
Current ballparks in the Carolina League Northern Division Southern Division Primary City - Myrtle BeachCounties Cities and Towns Coordinates: 33°42′42″N 78°53′04″W / 33.711682°N 78.8845°W
Categories:- Carolina League ballparks
- Minor league baseball venues
- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- Baseball venues in South Carolina
- Sports venues in Horry County, South Carolina
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