GoMart Ballpark

GoMart Ballpark
The view from Rowdy Alley, July 2010, vs. Lexington Legends
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Former namesAppalachian Power Park (2005-2022)
Address601 Morris Street
Charleston, WV 25301
Coordinates38°20′56.5″N 81°37′30.4″W / 38.349028°N 81.625111°W / 38.349028; -81.625111
OwnerCity of Charleston
OperatorPalisades Baseball
Executive suites14 luxury seating boxes[1]
Capacity4,500
Field sizeLeft Field: 330 ft (101 m)
Center Field: 400 ft (122 m)
Right Field: 320 ft (98 m)
Surface
  • Grass (2005–2022)
  • FieldTurf (2023–present)
Construction
Broke groundMarch 18, 2004[2]
OpenedApril 14, 2005 (2005-04-14)
Construction cost$25 million
($39 million in 2023 dollars[3])
ArchitectHNTB
Services engineerHenderson Engineers, Inc.[4]
General contractorBBL Carlton, LLC[1]
Tenants

GoMart Ballpark is the current home field for the Charleston Dirty Birds, a baseball team in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[5][6] It also has been used by the baseball programs of West Virginia University, Marshall University, and the University of Charleston. The stadium, which opened in April 2005, is located in the East End of Charleston, West Virginia. It seats 4,500 fans and cost $25 million to build. The dimensions of the field are as follows: left field - 330 feet, center field - 400 feet, right field - 320 feet.

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  2. ^ "Appalachian Power Park History". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  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.
  4. ^ "Sports/Recreation". Henderson Engineers, Inc. Archived from the original on June 10, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014. Charleston Alley Cats Stadium
  5. ^ "Atlantic League Welcomes West Virginia Power". AtlanticLeague.com. February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  6. ^ "Power announces new league, ownership for 2021". February 24, 2021. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.