- Elfstrom Stadium
Infobox_Baseball_Stadium
stadium_name = Elfstrom Stadium
nickname =
location = 34W002 Cherry Lane
Geneva,Illinois 60134
broke_ground =
opened =1991
owner = Kane County Forest PreserveKane County Cougars
surface = Grass
construction_cost =
architect = HOK Sport
former_names =
tenants =Kane County Cougars (Midwest League )
seating_capacity = 3,600 (1991 )
4,800 {1992 )
5,600 (1997 )
7,400 (2000 )
dimensions = Left Field - 335 ft
Center Field - 400 ft
Right Field - 335 ftPhilip B. Elfstrom Stadium is a
baseball field located inGeneva, Illinois . The stadium was built in1991 and holds 7,400 people. It is the home of theKane County Cougars .Elfstrom Stadium is named after
Philip B. Elfstrom , the former Kane County Forest Preserve President, and the person most responsible for bringing minor league baseball to Kane County.The Forest Preserve's Elfstrom Stadium serves as the friendly home of the
Kane County Cougars , anOakland Athletics affiliated Class A minor league baseball team. The stadium was constructed in1991 , and in2001 the Cougars set a league attendance record of 523,222.Work on the already approved $10.5 million renovation project, that will add a second level seating area, covered concourse, and skybox suites among other amenities, is expected to begin this spring and finished in time for the start of the 2009 baseball season.
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