Baseball/Softball Stadium Profiles

Ned Skeldon Stadium at Lucas County Recreational Center, Maumee, OH

Home Team: Toledo Thunder (Mid-American Master’s Baseball League)
Year Built: 1921
Seating Capacity: 5,000
Number Of Fields: 1 baseball, 7 softball fields
Interesting Fact: Land was formerly used as a horse track
Available For Outside Events: Yes
Examples Of Outside Events: College Wooden Bat World Series, National Handball Tournament, Lucas County Fair
Contact: Al Seeger, (419) 794-7150, seegeral@yahoo.com, www.co.lucas.oh.us/index.aspx?NID=472

Citizen's Park, Aiken SC

Year Built: 1994 (third phase completed 2007) Seating Capacity: 500 per field Number Of Fields: 15 Interesting Fact: 123-acre multipurpose regional facility Available For Outside Events: Yes Examples Of Outside Events: BSC Adult Softball Tournament, USSSA Youth Baseball Open State Tournament, Dixie World Series, Cal Ripken Southeast Regional Tournament Contact: Jeff Metz, athletic superintendent, (803) 642-7761, jmetz@cityofaikensc.gov; www.aiken.net

Golden Eagle Regional Park, Sparks, NV

Year Built: 2008 Seating Capacity: 1,476 Number Of Fields: 10 Interesting Fact: Complex features 1.4 million square feet of artificial turf, the largest single artificial turf installation project in North America. Available For Outside Events: Yes Examples Of Outside Events: Senior Softball USA National Qualifier, Western United States Police & Fire Games, Northern California youth baseball tournaments Contact: Tony Pehle, (775) 353-7836, tpehle@cityofsparks.us, www.sparksrec.com