Five County Stadium

Five County Stadium
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Location1501 NC Highway 39
Zebulon, North Carolina
United States
Coordinates35°49′2″N 78°16′12″W / 35.81722°N 78.27000°W / 35.81722; -78.27000
OwnerWake County
OperatorCarolina Mudcats Professional Baseball Club, Inc.
Capacity6,500
Field sizeLeft field: 330 ft (100 m)
Left-center field: 365 ft (111 m)
Center field: 400 ft (120 m)
Right-center field: 365 ft (111 m)
Right field: 309 ft (94 m)[5]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke groundJanuary 19, 1991[1]
Built1991
OpenedJuly 3, 1991[2]
Renovated1999
Expanded1999
Construction cost$2.5 million
($5.59 million in 2023 dollars[3])
ArchitectOdell Associates
Structural engineerExcel Engineering[4]
General contractorRichard Beach Builders, Inc
Tenants
Carolina Mudcats (SL/CL/LAE) 1991–present

Five County Stadium is a baseball stadium located in Zebulon, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh. It is the home of the Carolina Mudcats of the Carolina League. The ballpark, which was opened in 1991 and extensively renovated in 1999, has a capacity of 6,500.

The stadium's name comes from its location – the stadium property is located in Wake County, within 5 miles (8.0 km) of Franklin, Nash, Johnston, and Wilson counties.

US 264 passes by the stadium at a generally northwest-to-southeast angle (behind left and center fields), while NC 39 skirts the east side of the property (right field). Parking lots surround the field on the other sides, and a large grass field, often used as a campground, lies behind home plate.

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  3. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
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  5. ^ "Five County Stadium". Carolina Mudcats. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved May 31, 2021.