Roberto Hernandez Stadium
Appearance
Location | 471 University Parkway Aiken, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 33°34′30″N 81°46′34″W / 33.574958°N 81.776197°W |
Owner | University of South Carolina Aiken |
Operator | University of South Carolina Aiken |
Capacity | 1,000 |
Field size | Left Field - 330 feet (101 m) Center Field 400 feet (122 m) Right Field - 330 feet (101 m)[1] |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 2003 |
Opened | September 18, 2003 |
Construction cost | $ million |
Tenants | |
USC Aiken Pacers (NCAA) (2003-present) Aiken Foxhounds (SCL) (2007-2008) |
Roberto Hernandez Stadium is a former minor league and current collegiate baseball stadium, located in Aiken, South Carolina. It is currently the home of the USC Aiken Pacers. Built in 2003, the stadium was named after USC Aiken alumnus and former major league pitcher, Roberto Hernández. The stadium has a capacity of 1,000 and has a fully operational concession stand. The stadium also has a dedicated Hall of Fame to Hernandez, which contains several items of baseball memorabilia and awards belonging to him.
The stadium was briefly the home of the Aiken Foxhounds, of the South Coast League in 2007. The Foxhounds folded after the league went into bankruptcy and never returned.
External links
[edit]- "Roberto Hernandez Stadium: Home of the USC Aiken Baseball Program". University of South Carolina Aiken. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
References
[edit]- ^ "Roberto Hernandez Stadium - Minor League History". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
Categories:
- Minor league baseball venues
- Baseball venues in South Carolina
- Sports venues in Aiken County, South Carolina
- South Coast League venues
- 2003 establishments in South Carolina
- Sports venues completed in 2003
- College baseball venues in the United States
- USC Aiken Pacers baseball
- Southern United States baseball venue stubs
- South Carolina building and structure stubs
- South Carolina sport stubs