Arvest Ballpark

Arvest Ballpark
Location	3000 South 56th Street Springdale, Arkansas, 72762
Coordinates	36°9′33″N 94°11′42″W / 36.15917°N 94.195°W / 36.15917; -94.195
Broke ground	February 28, 2007
Opened	April 10, 2008
Owner	City of Springdale
Operator	Rich Baseball Operations
Surface	Grass
Construction cost	$32 million ($32.7 million in 2011 dollars[1])
Architect	Populous (formerly HOK Sport)
Structural engineer	Thornton Tomasetti[2]
General Contractor	Crossland Construction[3]
Main contractors	John McBride Construction Company Inc.[4]
Capacity	7,305[5]
Tenants
Northwest Arkansas Naturals

Arvest Ballpark is a stadium in Springdale, Arkansas. It is primarily used for baseball, as the home of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals of the Texas League. The ballpark has a capacity of 6,500 people and opened in 2008. Arvest Ballpark was designed by the Kansas City architecture firm HOK (now known as Populous), the same firm which designed Camden Yards and Progressive Field.^[6] Arvest Ballpark was named the 2008 Ballpark of the year by baseballparks.com^[7]

The first game played at Arvest Ballpark was the 2008 opening day game between the Naturals and the San Antonio Missions on April 10, 2008. The Naturals lost 7 - 1.^[8]

Images

Arvest Ballpark Scoreboard.

Arvest Ballpark Bullpen Cafè, located beyond left field.

References

1. ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
2. ^ http://www.thorntontomasetti.com/projects/arvest_ballpark
3. ^ http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2008/01/20080121/SBJ-In-Depth/8Projects-To-Watch-In-2008.aspx
4. ^ http://www.johnmcbrideconstruction.com/arvest.html
5. ^ http://southcentral.construction.com/features/archive/2008/0808_feature3.asp
6. ^ Arvest Ballpark website.
7. ^ "Arvest Ballpark in Northwest Arkansas." Story. Retrieved on 10 November 2008.
8. ^ ABC 40/29 local television station reporting of game and opening day ceremony.

External links

• Arvest Ballpark