Fiscalini Field
Encyclopedia
Fiscalini Field is a stadium
in San Bernardino, California
, USA. Over the years, the stadium was the spring training homes of the Pittsburgh Pirates
and St. Louis Browns
and was the home field for the San Bernardino Stars and the San Bernardino Pioneers. Today, the park is used for recreational use.
, and named Perris Hill Park after Fredrick Thomas Perris, a railroad developer who helped shape early San Bernardino. In 1993, the baseball field was renamed Fiscalini Field after the late John Fiscalini, a San Bernardino native, who earned All-Citrus Belt League
baseball honors at San Bernardino High School
, won All-American Laurel twice while playing at the University of California at Berkeley and played professionally for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
and was the home of San Bernardino Spirit
prior to Arrowhead Credit Union Park
opening 1996. The CSUSB and SBVC baseball teams currently play there. Adult league games are played on the field a majority of the year. CSUSB kicked the league off the field during their collegiate season. Games are played on Friday nights, and all day Saturdays and Sundays. There are currently two different levels of play (majors and 28 and over).
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 San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino is a city located in the Riverside-San Bernardino metropolitan area , and serves as the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States...
, USA. Over the years, the stadium was the spring training homes of the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
and St. Louis Browns
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
and was the home field for the San Bernardino Stars and the San Bernardino Pioneers. Today, the park is used for recreational use.
History
The park was originally built in 19341934 in baseball
-Major League Baseball:*World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over Detroit Tigers *All-Star Game, July 10 at Polo Grounds: American League, 9-7-Awards and honors:*Most Valuable Player:**American League: Mickey Cochrane, Detroit Tigers, C...
, and named Perris Hill Park after Fredrick Thomas Perris, a railroad developer who helped shape early San Bernardino. In 1993, the baseball field was renamed Fiscalini Field after the late John Fiscalini, a San Bernardino native, who earned All-Citrus Belt League
Citrus Belt League
Citrus Belt League is a high school sports league in the Inland Empire region within the Greater Los Angeles area of California's CIF Southern Section. It was the only Division I league in the San Bernardino-Riverside County area until 2006 when CIF Southern Section releagued it to Division II...
baseball honors at San Bernardino High School
San Bernardino High School
San Bernardino High School is a public high school located in the "Uptown neighborhood" of San Bernardino, California. San Bernardino High School is located north of Downtown San Bernardino and south of San Bernardino's University District. It is a part of the San Bernardino City Unified School...
, won All-American Laurel twice while playing at the University of California at Berkeley and played professionally for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Today
The field is primarily used for baseballBaseball
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 was the home of San Bernardino Spirit
Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino
The Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino are a minor league baseball team in San Bernardino, California, United States. They are the Class A – Advanced affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and play in the California League...
prior to Arrowhead Credit Union Park
Arrowhead Credit Union Park
Arrowhead Credit Union Park is a stadium in San Bernardino, California, United States. Located adjacent to Downtown San Bernardino. Arrowhead Credit Union Park has been the home ballpark to the Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino minor league baseball team since when it was originally built in 1996...
opening 1996. The CSUSB and SBVC baseball teams currently play there. Adult league games are played on the field a majority of the year. CSUSB kicked the league off the field during their collegiate season. Games are played on Friday nights, and all day Saturdays and Sundays. There are currently two different levels of play (majors and 28 and over).