Dutchess Stadium

Dutchess Stadium
"The Dutch"
Location	1500 Route 9D Fishkill, NY 12524
Coordinates	41°31′40.48″N 73°57′39.84″W / 41.5279111°N 73.9610667°W / 41.5279111; -73.9610667
Broke ground	April 8, 1994[1]
Opened	June 18, 1994[2]
Owner	Hudson Valley Stadium Corp.
Operator	Hudson Valley Stadium Corp.
Surface	Grass
Construction cost	$8.3 million ($12.3 million in 2011 dollars[3])
Architect	Geiger Associates
Capacity	4,500
Field dimensions	Left field: 325 ft Center field: 400 ft Right field: 325 ft
Tenants
Hudson Valley Renegades

Dutchess Stadium is a stadium in Fishkill, New York. It opened in 1994 and holds 4,500 people. It is located on New York State Route 9D.

It is primarily used for baseball, as the home field of the Hudson Valley Renegades minor league baseball team. The Renegades are the rookie-level team of the Tampa Bay Rays. It is also used for weddings and catered events.

The stadium hosts K1O4's annual KFest concert held in early June, as well as a rock concert, usually held in late August. Performing artists have included Akon, Fat Joe, Counting Crows, Collective Soul, Wilco, Def Leppard, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Adam Lambert, among others.

Visible from the stadium is Fishkill Correctional Facility as well as Interstate 84. Dutchess Stadium may hold the honor for the quickest stadium built ever. Construction began in March 1994 and was ready for opening Day in June. (Citation) According to the Renegades 2007 yearbook, "The paint was still being put on the foul-poles minutes before the game." It is unclear whether this is absolutely true, or just an exaggeration, however. This Stadium has a kids area which activities include an ice cream shop, a bouncy slide, and a bouncy house.

External links

• Balkpark Reviews review of Dutchess Stadium
• Dutchess Stadium Views - Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues
• Stadium Review and Photos of Dutchess Stadium
• Dutchess Stadium and the Hudson Valley Renegades Review: A Wedding and a Ball Game

1. ^ http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/team5/page.jsp?ymd=20100514&content_id=10036570&vkey=team5_t537&fext=.jsp&sid=t537
2. ^ Robert Hanley (June 19, 1994). "The Old Ball Game Gets New Times at Bat". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/19/nyregion/the-old-ball-game-gets-new-times-at-bat.html. Retrieved November 8, 2011. 
3. ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved December 7, 2010.