Lloyd Hopkins Field

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Lloyd Hopkins Field
The Hop[1][2]
Full nameLloyd Hopkins Field in Gordon Moore Park
Address98 Arnold Palmer Road
Alton, Illinois
Coordinates38°54′14″N 90°6′29″W / 38.90389°N 90.10806°W / 38.90389; -90.10806Coordinates: 38°54′14″N 90°6′29″W / 38.90389°N 90.10806°W / 38.90389; -90.10806
OwnerCity of Alton, Illinois[3]
OperatorAlton Park and Recreation Department[3]
Capacity2,500[4]
Construction
Renovated2015[3]
Tenants
Alton River Dragons (PL) 2021–present
Bluff City Bombers (CICL) 1998–2004
American Legion Baseball 1981–2015, 2020–present

Lloyd Hopkins Field is a baseball stadium in Alton, Illinois. Owned and operated by the city of Alton,[3] it is the home field for the Alton River Dragons, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Prospect League,[5] and for American Legion Baseball.[2] Hopkins Field hosted American Legion teams from 1981 to 2015, and they returned in 2020.[2][6] Hopkins Field was also the home of the Bluff City Bombers in the Central Illinois Collegiate League from 1998 to 2004.[1][7]

In January 2020 the city of Alton signed a 10-year lease with the River Dragons. The deal called for upgrades to Hopkins Field, including the addition of a locker room, batting cages, a new scoreboard and video board, concession amenities, and seating for 1,800 people.[5][7][8][9] Hopkins Field had been renovated in 2015 with redone dugouts and new batting cages, lights, siding, netting, fencing, and turf.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Hayes, Pete (October 10, 2020). "IN THE DRAGONS' LAIR: Alton baseball team assembling staff, names assistant coaches". Edwardsville Intelligencer. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Korac, Louie (July 3, 2020). "RETURN TO 'THE HOP': Alton plays first Legion game at Hopkins Field since 2015 disagreement". The Telegraph. Alton, Illinois. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e Brannan, Dan (August 5, 2015). "A PROUD MOMENT: Alton workers put in herculean effort to redo historic Lloyd Hopkins Field". RiverBender.com. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Stadium Rentals". Alton River Dragons. Pointstreak Sites. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Jenkins, Doug; Ellebracht, Mark (January 28, 2020). "Alton to Get Baseball Team". WBGZ. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2021 – via Alton Daily News.
  6. ^ Korac, Louie (June 6, 2016). "Legion baseball gives up fight, surrenders Hopkins Field as home". The Telegraph. Alton, Illinois. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Alton's Prospect League Team To Play At Lloyd Hopkins Field". pointstreaksites.com. Pointstreak Sites. February 18, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  8. ^ "Alton Prospect League Team on Tap for 2021". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. January 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  9. ^ "Gordon F. Moore Community Park". Great Rivers & Routes. Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau. 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2021.

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