Brooks Field (Wilmington)
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Brooks Field is a stadium
in Wilmington, North Carolina
on the campus of UNC-Wilmington. Brooks Field is the home of the UNC Wilmington Seahawks and is the host site of the Colonial Athletic Association
baseball Tournament. The ballpark has a capacity of 3,000 people and first opened in 1989.
. Brooks served 40 years at the school, 27 as the baseball coach, with a career win-loss record of 574-292-5. His name, with the number 574, is on the wall in left field at Brooks Field.
to the foul poles and is 380 feet to deep center field. Seating consists of a main set of seats that extends from roughly the third base
line to the first base line. There are two sets of bleachers on each side of the main seating area. Very limited seating is also available beside the home bullpen
. The stadium has one concession stand
and a small team store behind the away dugout. A simple electronic scoreboard sits in right-center field.
Port City Roosters
in 1995 and 1996 and the South Atlantic League
Wilmington Waves
in 2001.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina...
on the campus of UNC-Wilmington. Brooks Field is the home of the UNC Wilmington Seahawks and is the host site of the Colonial Athletic Association
Colonial Athletic Association
The Colonial Athletic Association is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose full-time members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to Georgia. Most of its members are public universities, with five in Virginia alone, and the conference is headquartered in Richmond,...
baseball Tournament. The ballpark has a capacity of 3,000 people and first opened in 1989.
Name
The stadium is named after UNCW legend Bill Brooks. He started the athletic program when UNCW was a Junior College and served past the school becoming a Division I program and joining the Colonial Athletic AssociationColonial Athletic Association
The Colonial Athletic Association is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose full-time members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to Georgia. Most of its members are public universities, with five in Virginia alone, and the conference is headquartered in Richmond,...
. Brooks served 40 years at the school, 27 as the baseball coach, with a career win-loss record of 574-292-5. His name, with the number 574, is on the wall in left field at Brooks Field.
Stadium Design and Features
Brooks Field is 340 feet from home plateHome Plate
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to the foul poles and is 380 feet to deep center field. Seating consists of a main set of seats that extends from roughly the third base
Third Base
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line to the first base line. There are two sets of bleachers on each side of the main seating area. Very limited seating is also available beside the home bullpen
Bullpen
In baseball, the bullpen is the area where relief pitchers warm-up before entering a game. Depending on the ballpark, it may be situated in foul territory along the baselines or just beyond the outfield fence. Also, a team's roster of relief pitchers is metonymically referred to as "the bullpen"...
. The stadium has one concession stand
Concession stand
A concession stand , snack kiosk or snack bar is the term used to refer to a place where patrons can purchase snacks or food at a cinema, fair, stadium, or other entertainment venue. Some events or venues contract out the right to sell food to third parties...
and a small team store behind the away dugout. A simple electronic scoreboard sits in right-center field.
History
The ballpark was home to the Southern League'sSouthern League (baseball)
The Southern League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the Southern United States. It is classified a Double-A league. The original league was formed in , and shut down in . A new league, the Southern Association, was formed in , consisting of twelve teams...
Port City Roosters
Port City Roosters
The Port City Roosters were a minor league baseball team based in Wilmington, North Carolina. The team, which played in the Southern League, was the Double-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners major-league club. The Roosters played in Brooks Field on the campus of the University of North Carolina,...
in 1995 and 1996 and the South Atlantic League
South Atlantic League
The South Atlantic League is a minor league baseball league based chiefly in the Southeastern United States, with the exception of three teams in the Mid-Atlantic States...
Wilmington Waves
Wilmington Waves
The Wilmington Waves were a minor league baseball team in Wilmington, North Carolina. They were a Low-A class team that played in the South Atlantic League, and were a farm team of the Los Angeles Dodgers for the franchise’s only year in Wilmington. They played all of their home games at Brooks...
in 2001.