Full name | Charles "Buddy" Bolding Stadium |
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Former names | Lancer Stadium (1994–2009) |
Location | Race Street south of Franklin Street, Farmville, Virginia, USA |
Coordinates | 37°17′38″N 78°23′48″W / 37.293989°N 78.396745°W |
Owner | Longwood University |
Operator | Longwood University |
Capacity | 500 |
Field size | 335 feet (Left field) 375 feet (LCF) 400 feet (Center field) 375 feet (RCF) 335 feet (Right field) |
Surface | Natural grass |
Scoreboard | Electronic |
Construction | |
Built | 1993 |
Opened | March 12, 1994 |
Renovated | 2007, 2008 |
Tenants | |
Longwood Lancers baseball (NCAA D1 Big South) (1994–present) |
Charles "Buddy" Bolding Stadium is a baseball venue in Farmville, Virginia, United States. It is home to the Longwood Lancers baseball team, a member of the Big South Conference. Opened in 1994, the venue has a capacity of 500.[1] It is named for Buddy Bolding, who was the first head coach of the Lancers' baseball team, who served for 35 seasons from 1978 until his retirement after the 2013 season.[2][3]
Features of the stadium include a recessed dugouts, a press box, batting cages, and irrigation.[1]