Classic Park

Classic Auto Group Park
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Location35300 Vine Street
Eastlake, OH 44095
Coordinates41°38′28″N 81°26′8″W / 41.64111°N 81.43556°W / 41.64111; -81.43556
OwnerCity of Eastlake
OperatorLake County Captains Baseball Club
Capacity7,273
Field sizeLeft Field: 320 ft (98 m)
Center Field: 400 ft (122 m)
Right Field: 320 ft (98 m)
Construction
Broke groundMay 9, 2002[1]
OpenedApril 10, 2003
Construction cost$22 million
($36.4 million in 2023 dollars[2])
ArchitectDLR Group
Project managerOzanne Construction Company[4]
Structural engineerMC Engineers, Inc.[3]
Services engineerCT Consultants, Inc.
General contractorTurner Construction[5]
Tenants
Lake County Captains (MWL/High-A Central) 2003–present
Lake Erie Storm (NCAA) 2017–present

Classic Auto Group Park is a stadium in Eastlake, Ohio, in the suburbs of Cleveland. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Lake County Captains minor league baseball team. It was built in 2003 at a cost of $22 million under the name Eastlake Park and holds 7,273 people.

Although not immediately apparent to non-locals, the stadium bears a corporate name. The naming rights were purchased by Classic Automotive Group, a large Cleveland-area chain of auto dealerships.[6]

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  3. ^ "Robert Bell, PE" (PDF). MC Engineers, Inc. Retrieved September 29, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Ozanne Construction Co". Builders Exchange. 4 (10). Sabre Publishing. October 1, 2005. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference aboutcp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Bonchak, Jean (June 30, 2012). "Most Influential: Influence of Classic Auto Group Owner Drives through Lake County". The News-Herald. Retrieved July 7, 2014.