Palm Meadows International Baseball Facility is an Australian baseball field

Baseball field

A baseball field, also called a ball field or a baseball diamond, is the field upon which the game of baseball is played. The terms "baseball field" and "ball field" are also often used as synonyms for ballpark.-Specifications:...

 located on the Gold Coast

Gold Coast, Queensland

Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...

, Queensland

Queensland

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. It is owned by Hungtat Worldwide Pty Ltd (Trading as Palm Meadows Golf course) and is leased through Gold Coast city council. It is currently home to the Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 Australian Academy Program (MLBAAP).

The stadium is widely regarded as one of Australia's premium baseball facilities and was used by the gold medal United States national baseball team

United States national baseball team

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 for their successful pre-Olympic Games

Olympic Games

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 training in 2000.
It has also been home to the Gold Coast Clippers

Gold Coast Clippers

The Gold Coast Clippers were a foundation team in the now defunct Australian Baseball League. The Clippers changed their name to the Daikyo Dolphins following the signing of a major sponsorship deal with Daikyo to create one of the strongest teams in ABL history.- See also :*Sport in...

 and Daikyo Dolphins

Daikyo Dolphins

The Daikyo Dolphins were formerly the Gold Coast Clippers, a foundation team in the now defunct Australian Baseball League. The Clippers changed their name to the Daikyo Dolphins following the signing of a major sponsorship deal with Japanese real estate development company Daikyo to create one of...

 when they played in the now defunct Australian Baseball League and International Baseball League of Australia

International Baseball League of Australia

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. It has also been a training facility for the Australia national baseball team

Australia national baseball team

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, Canada national baseball team

Canada national baseball team

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, Queensland Rams

Queensland Rams

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 and various Korean

South Korea

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 and Japan

Japan

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ese teams as well as been the host of the 2008 Olympic Games Qualification, Senior and Junior Oceanic Championships, Australian Baseball Federation

Australian Baseball Federation

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 Diamond Awards and several goodwill series

Goodwill tour

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 as part of the MLBAAP program.

Features

The field features a premium major league standard clay

Clay

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 infield

Infield

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 with a laser level

Laser level

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led and lush Bermuda grass outfield

Outfield

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. The diamond is complemented by television quality floodlighting

Floodlights (sport)

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, grandstand seating to fit 2,500.

Included as part of the facility is two JUGS pitching machine

Pitching machine

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s, a full batting cage and hitting screen facilities, a secondary practice diamond, full dressing room amenities and on-site team meeting rooms including a mess room.