Charles Watson Stadium
33°47′37″N 79°00′55″W / 33.793557°N 79.015399°W Charles Watson Stadium was a baseball stadium located on the campus of Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. It has since been replaced with Springs Brooks Stadium. Vrooman Field is still the home field of the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball team.
History
[edit]Stadium capacity was expanded to nearly 2,200 during the 2008 season, with the addition of a right field deck dubbed "The Rooster's Nest". With the addition of temporary seating down the base lines, the stadium played host to an NCAA Regional for the first time in 2008. In 2007, the Chanticleers hosted an NCAA Regional for the first time, but due to the limited seating capacity at Charles Watson Stadium, the event was hosted at nearby BB&T Coastal Field.
The field has hosted eight Big South tournaments, more than any other venue. It hosted the event in 1990–93, 1999–2000, and 2005–06.[1]
In 2010, the Chanticleers ranked 42nd among Division I baseball programs in attendance, averaging 1,318 per home game.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2011 Big South Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. pp. 20–22. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ^ Brian Foley (January 6, 2011). "2010 NCAA Baseball Attendance Leaders". Archived from the original on May 27, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
External links
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- ^ "CONWAY: Coastal Carolina nearing long-awaited debut of new baseball stadium | Coastal Carolina | MyrtleBeachOnline.com". Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
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