Sparrow Stadium
 Clifford S. Cormell Field at Sparrow Stadium | |
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| Full name | Clifford S. Cormell Field at Sparrow Stadium |
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| Address | 4700 East Palmetto Street, Florence, SC 29506[1] |
| Coordinates | 34°11′38.5″N 79°39′33″W / 34.194028°N 79.65917°WCoordinates: 34°11′38.5″N 79°39′33″W / 34.194028°N 79.65917°W |
| Capacity | 1,755[1] |
| Field size | Left field: 330 ft (100 m) Center field: 400 ft (120 m) Right field: 330 ft (100 m)[3] |
| Opened | April 11, 2012[2] |
| Tenants | |
| Francis Marion Patriots[1] (PBC) 2012-present Florence Flamingos[3] (CPL) 2012-present Florence–Darlington Tech Stingers[4] | |
Clifford S. Cormell Field at Sparrow Stadium is a baseball stadium on the campus of Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina.[1] Part of the $11.1 million R. Gerald Griffin Athletic Complex, Sparrow Stadium is the home field for the Francis Marion Patriots baseball team.[1] Sparrow Stadium also hosts some home games for the Florence–Darlington Technical College Stingers baseball team.[4]
Sparrow Stadium is the home field of the Florence Flamingos of the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league.[3] The then Florence RedWolves moved to Sparrow Stadium in the middle of the 2012 season because Florence's American Legion Field, built in 1968, no longer met Coastal Plain League standards, lacking a visitors clubhouse and having questionable field conditions.[5][6] The Flamingos plan to move in 2022 to the new Carolina Bank Field to be built in Florence.[7][8]
Sparrow Stadium hosted the Coastal Plain League All-Star Game on July 12, 2015.[9]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Cormell Field at Sparrow Stadium". fmupatriots.com. Francis Marion University. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ^ Haselden, Mark (May 29, 2012). "Deal to move RedWolves to FMU stadium nearly done". The Morning News. Florence, South Carolina. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
...Cormell Field at Sparrow Stadium, which opened on April 11...
- ^ a b c "Sparrow Stadium". florenceredwolves.com. Florence RedWolves. Archived from the original on August 12, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ^ a b "Baseball Schedule". stingerathletics.com. Florence–Darlington Technical College. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ^ Reichard, Kevin (May 30, 2012). "RedWolves moving to FMU ballpark". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ^ Haselden, Mark (June 14, 2012). "RedWolves, Francis Marion make stadium deal official". The Morning News. Florence, South Carolina. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
Florence's first game at Sparrow Stadium is scheduled for July 7 against the Wilson Tobs.
- ^ Christian, Matthew (September 14, 2020). "RedWolves relocating to Florence's new baseball complex". The Morning News. Florence, South Carolina. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ "New for 2022: Carolina Bank Field". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
- ^ Bundy, Sam (July 12, 2015). "Sparrow Stadium a place where RedWolves, league can shine". The Morning News. Florence, South Carolina. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
External links[]
- Florence Flamingos - official site
- Coastal Plain League - official site
- Southern United States baseball venue stubs
- South Carolina building and structure stubs
- South Carolina sport stubs
- College baseball venues in the United States
- Sports venues in Florence County, South Carolina
- Baseball venues in South Carolina
- Buildings and structures in Florence, South Carolina
- 2012 establishments in South Carolina
- Sports venues completed in 2012
- Francis Marion Patriots baseball