Edinburg Stadium is a stadiumA 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 Edinburg, TexasEdinburg is a city in and the county seat of Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 77,100 at the 2010 census. The University of Texas–Pan American, the only fully accredited four-year university in the Rio Grande Valley, is located in Edinburg.Edinburg is part of the...
. It is primarily used for baseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, and was originally home to the Edinburg Roadrunners of the Texas-Louisiana League/Central Baseball LeagueThe Central Baseball League, formerly the Texas-Louisiana League, was a minor league whose member teams were independent of any Major League Baseball affiliations.In 1991, potential owners, Dallas businessman Byron Pierce and U. S...
, and the UTPA Broncs of college baseball. It is currently home to the Broncs and is the home field of the Edinburg Roadrunners independent baseball team of United League BaseballUnited League Baseball was an independent baseball league that operated in Texas. It later merged with the Northern League and the Golden Baseball League to form the North American League.- History :...
. It originally opened in 2001, and includes a diamondvision scoreboard and luxury boxes. It holds 4,000 people, expandable to 14,000-16,000 for concerts and other special events.
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