American Legion Field (Florence)

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. American Legion Field is a baseball venue in Florence, South Carolina, USA. It is the former home to the Florence Red Wolves of the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league.[1] The Red Wolves played at the field from 1998 to 2011, before moving to nearby Francis Marion University's Sparrow Stadium in 2012.[2] The venue was built sometime before 1981 and has a capacity of 3,500.[3]

The field's dimensions are 305 ft. down the foul lines, 335 ft. to the gaps, and 385 ft. to dead center field.[1]

Former Tenants

Between 1981 and 1986, the park was home to the Florence Blue Jays of the South Atlantic League. Also, the park hosted the Florence Flame of the now defunct Atlantic Coast League for one season in 1995.[3] This stadium is also home to the Florence-Darlington Stingers baseball team.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Team Information at coastalplain.com, URL accessed November 26, 2009. Archived 11/24/09
  2. Who are the Florence Red Wolves? at florenceredwolves.com, URL accessed November 26, 2009. Archived 11/26/09
  3. 3.0 3.1 American Legion Field at mysite.verizon.net, URL accessed November 26, 2009. Archived 11/26/09