College Park (Charleston)
Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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College Park is a stadium in Charleston, South Carolina. It was primarily used for baseball and was the home of Charleston RiverDogs. It is currently used by the Citadel Bulldogs baseball team for practice. The ballpark has a capacity of 4,000 people and opened in 1940. The grandstand is constructed of metal bleachers and is largely covered by a roof. The first few rows of seats between the dugouts are situated below ground level, giving fans the rare perspective seen from dugout level.
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Location | SW Corner of Grove Street and Rutledge Avenue |
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Coordinates | 32.802363°N 79.953673°W / 32.802363; -79.953673 |
Owner | The Citadel |
Operator | City of Charleston |
Capacity | 6,200 (1946) 5,500 (1949) 4,000 (1994) |
Field size | Left Field 315 feet (96 m) Center Field: 410 feet (120 m) Right Field: 295 feet (90 m) |
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Broke ground | 1939 |
Opened | 1940 |
Closed | 1996 |
Tenants | |
Charleston Rebels (1940–1953) Charleston White Sox (1959–61) Charleston Pirates/Patriots (1973–1978) Charleston Royals/Rainbows/RiverDogs (1980–1996) The Citadel Bulldogs (1967–1996) |
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