Riverfront Stadium (Waterloo)
Encyclopedia
Riverfront Stadium is a stadium
in Waterloo, Iowa
. It is primarily used for baseball
, and is the home field of the Waterloo Bucks
baseball team of the Northwoods League
. It holds 5,000 people.
Riverfront Stadium was built as Municipal Stadium in 1946. It was previously home to teams in the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League
(1946-1956) and the Midwest League
(1958-1993) before the Bucks began playing here in 1995. The Midwest League team, most recently known as the Diamonds, left Waterloo before the 1994 season after the city of Waterloo failed to improve the stadium to meet Major League Baseball
's newly-imposed standards for minor league ballparks. (The Diamonds are now the Lansing Lugnuts
.)
The University of Northern Iowa plays home baseball games at the stadium.
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 Waterloo, Iowa
Waterloo, Iowa
Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population decreased by 0.5% to 68,406. Waterloo is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the more populous of the two...
. 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 Waterloo Bucks
Waterloo Bucks
The Waterloo Bucks are a baseball team that plays in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. Their home games are played at the Riverfront Stadium in Waterloo, Iowa. They were founded in 1995.-External links:* - official site...
baseball team of the Northwoods League
Northwoods League
The Northwoods League is a collegiate summer baseball league comprising teams of the top college players from North America and beyond. All players in the league must have NCAA eligibility remaining in order to participate...
. It holds 5,000 people.
Riverfront Stadium was built as Municipal Stadium in 1946. It was previously home to teams in the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League
Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League
The Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League was a minor league baseball organization that operated for the better part of 60 years, mostly in those three states. It was popularly known as the Three-I League and also sometimes jokingly as the Three-Eye League....
(1946-1956) and the Midwest League
Midwest League
The Midwest League is a Class-A minor league baseball league which operates in the Midwestern United States.-History:Six teams – the Belleville Stags, the Centralia Cubs, the Marion Indians, the Mattoon Indians or East Frankfort White Sox, the Mount Vernon Braves, and the West Frankfort...
(1958-1993) before the Bucks began playing here in 1995. The Midwest League team, most recently known as the Diamonds, left Waterloo before the 1994 season after the city of Waterloo failed to improve the stadium to meet Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
's newly-imposed standards for minor league ballparks. (The Diamonds are now the Lansing Lugnuts
Lansing Lugnuts
The Lansing Lugnuts are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays, that plays in the Midwest League.The Midwest League came to Lansing, Michigan in 1996. The franchise began in Lafayette, Indiana, in 1955; after two seasons it moved to Waterloo, Iowa, where it...
.)
The University of Northern Iowa plays home baseball games at the stadium.