Winthrop Ballpark

Founders Field is a baseball venue in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It is home to the Winthrop Eagles baseball team of the NCAA Division I Big South Conference.^[1] The venue has a capacity of 1,989 spectators.^[2]

Founders Field

Location	290 University Lake Drive, Rock Hill, South Carolina, U.S.
Coordinates	34.945794°N 81.018575°W / 34.945794; -81.018575
Owner	Winthrop University
Operator	Winthrop University
Executive suites	1
Capacity	1,989
Surface	Natural grass
Scoreboard	Electronic
Construction
Renovated	2000–01, 2008
Construction cost	$2.2 million (2000–01 renovations)
Tenants
Winthrop Eagles (NCAA)

History

Renovations between the 2000 and 2001 season added the Wayne Patrick Press Box, stadium lightning, dugouts, and concessions.^[2] In 2008, further renovations added offices, practice facilities, a weight room, a dugout, a players lounge, and a luxury box.^[1]

The venue has hosted five Big South Conference baseball tournaments, in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, and 2010. Coastal Carolina has won all of them.^[3]

In 2025, Winthrop University Athletics and Founders Federal Credit Union announced a 5-year, $1.5 million investment for naming rights to the ballpark.

See also

• List of NCAA Division I baseball venues