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Riley Park (Sumter)
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Riley Park is a stadium
in Sumter, South Carolina
. It is primarily used for baseball
and was the home of Sumter Braves
. Today the stadium is mostly used for American Legion Baseball in the summer. It is also home to the USC Sumter Fire Ants of the NJCAA and the Morris College Hornets of the NAIA. The ballpark has a capacity of 2,000 people.
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 Sumter, South Carolina
Sumter, South Carolina
-Demographics:, there were 59,180 people, 34,717 households, and 4,049 families living in the city. The population density was 4,469.5 people per square mile . There were 416,032 housing units at an average density of 603.0 per square mile...
. 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 was the home of Sumter Braves
Sumter Braves
The Sumter Braves were a minor league baseball team located in Sumter, South Carolina. The team played in the South Atlantic League, and were affiliated with the Atlanta Braves. Their home stadium was Riley Park....
. Today the stadium is mostly used for American Legion Baseball in the summer. It is also home to the USC Sumter Fire Ants of the NJCAA and the Morris College Hornets of the NAIA. The ballpark has a capacity of 2,000 people.