Everett Memorial Stadium
Encyclopedia
Everett Memorial Stadium is a stadium
in Everett, Washington
, USA. It is primarily used for baseball
, and is the home field of the Everett AquaSox
minor league
baseball team. It opened in 1984 and was remodeled in 1998, and it currently holds 3,682 people. It is also home to the Puget Sound Festival of Bands, an annual marching band
competition. Everett Memorial Stadium is also used for home athletic events for Everett Public Schools, hosting football and soccer games as well as Track meets.
In 1987 while with the Bellingham Mariners, Ken Griffey Jr. hit his first professional HR here. There is a plaque located where the ball landed outside the park.
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 Everett, Washington
Everett, Washington
Everett is the county seat of and the largest city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. Named for Everett Colby, son of founder Charles L. Colby, it lies north of Seattle. The city had a total population of 103,019 at the 2010 census, making it the 6th largest in the state and...
, USA. It is primarily used for baseball
Baseball
Baseball 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 is the home field of the Everett AquaSox
Everett AquaSox
The Everett AquaSox are a minor league baseball team in Everett, Washington, USA. They are a Short-Season A classification team in the Northwest League, of which they are the current defending champions...
minor league
Minor league
Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often competing in smaller cities. This term is used in North America with regard to several organizations competing in...
baseball team. It opened in 1984 and was remodeled in 1998, and it currently holds 3,682 people. It is also home to the Puget Sound Festival of Bands, an annual marching band
Marching band
Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments...
competition. Everett Memorial Stadium is also used for home athletic events for Everett Public Schools, hosting football and soccer games as well as Track meets.
In 1987 while with the Bellingham Mariners, Ken Griffey Jr. hit his first professional HR here. There is a plaque located where the ball landed outside the park.