Gesa Stadium

Gesa Stadium
Former names	Posse Stadium Tri-City Stadium Dust Devils Stadium
Location	6200 Burden Boulevard Pasco, Washington 99301
Broke ground	1993
Opened	1994
Owner	City of Pasco
Operator	Tri-City Dust Devils
Surface	Grass
Capacity	3,654
Field dimensions	Left Field – 335 feet (102 m) Center Field – 400 feet (122 m) Right Field – 335 feet (102 m)
Tenants
Tri-City Dust Devils (NWL) 2001 to Present Tri-City Posse (WBL) 1994-2000

Gesa Stadium (formerly Dust Devils Stadium) is a baseball-only stadium in Pasco, Washington, and is the home field of the Tri-City Dust Devils minor league baseball team. It opened in 1995 as Tri-City Stadium for the WBL team Tri-City Posse. The Posse left Tri-City Stadium when the Portland Rockies arrived to become the Tri-City Dust Devils. It was renamed Dust Devils Stadium in 2004, and remained that way until February 13, 2008, when Gesa Credit Union, a local financial institution, announced that they had purchased the naming rights to the facility for a duration of ten years.^[1][2]

In early 2007, the stadium underwent a renovation, which a 137-foot sunshade was constructed on the northwest-side of the stadium behind the right-field stands, the purpose being to help shade spectators on the left-field stands from the glare of the setting sun. The reason is that, unlike most ballparks, Gesa Stadium was constructed with the stands facing south, so that fans could have sight of the Kennewick area and the surrounding Horse Heaven Hills, particularly Jump-Off-Joe Butte.

References

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2. ^ Millikin, Jack (September 13, 2008). "Blackmon, attendance top highlights". Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, Washington: The McClatchy Company). http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2008/09/13/315904/blackmon-attendance-top-highlights.html. Retrieved February 22, 2011. 

External links

• Tri-City Dust Devils
• Gesa Stadium on BallparkReviews.com

Coordinates: 46°16′1.58″N 119°10′19.22″W / 46.2671056°N 119.1720056°W / 46.2671056; -119.1720056