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All Pro Freight Stadium Location 2009 Baseball Boulevard
Avon, Ohio 44011Broke ground July 1, 2008 Opened June 2, 2009 Owner Avon Ballpark LLC Construction cost $12.1 million Architect OSports - Osborn Sports and Recreation Architecture Structural engineer Osborn Engineering General Contractor Infinity Group Capacity 5,000+ Tenants Lake Erie Crushers (2009-present), Cleveland State Vikings baseball (2010-present) All Pro Freight Stadium is a baseball park in Avon, Ohio. It is the home of the Lake Erie Crushers, a Frontier League team that began play in 2009. The ballpark has a capacity of 5,000 people and opened on June 2, 2009, with the Crushers defeating the Windy City Thunderbolts, 5-2. The naming rights to the ballpark are owned by an Avon-based transportation, warehouse, and distribution company called All Pro Freight Systems Inc.[1]
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Nominations
All Pro Freight Stadium, the home of the 2009 Frontier League Champions, the Lake Erie Crushers, has been nominated as Best Stadium by Cleveland Metromix.com. Other nominees include Canal Park, the home of the Akron Aeros, Cleveland Browns Stadium and Progressive Field.[2]
Cleveland State Baseball
The Cleveland State Vikings baseball team also plays their home games at All Pro Freight Stadium. The announcement is a two-year deal with a mutual option to extend the agreement and was made on Friday (10/9/09).[3][4]
References
- ^ "Avon baseball stadium named All-Pro Freight Stadium". The Morning Journal. 2009-02-25. http://www.morningjournal.com/articles/2009/02/25/news/doc49a552747e099108854203.txt. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ http://www.lakeeriecrushers.com/news/default/1/2/
- ^ Vikings To Play Home Baseball Games at All Pro Freight Stadium at csuvikings.com, URL accessed October 10, 2009.
- ^ http://www.lakeeriecrushers.com/news/default/1/7/
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Coordinates: 41°27′49″N 82°03′31″W / 41.4637301°N 82.0584726°W
Current ballparks in the Frontier League East Division All Pro Freight Stadium · Bosse Field · Champion Window Field · CONSOL Energy Park · Labatt Park · Rent One Park · Wuerfel ParkWest Division GCS Ballpark · Road Ranger Stadium · Silver Cross Field · Schaumburg Baseball Stadium · Standard Bank Stadium · The Corn Crib · T. R. Hughes BallparkCategories:- Buildings and structures in Lorain County, Ohio
- Sports venues in Ohio
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- College baseball venues in the United States
- Frontier League ballparks
- Buildings and structures completed in 2009
- Event venues established in 2009
- Visitor attractions in Lorain County, Ohio
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