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| Former names | Skylands Park |
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| Location | 94 Championship Place Augusta, NJ 07822 |
| Coordinates | 41°7′33.3″N 74°42′36.44″W / 41.125917°N 74.7101222°W |
| Owner | Al Dorso |
| Operator | Skylands Stadium LLC. |
| Capacity | 4,200 (1994-2021) 4,500 (2021-present)[1] |
| Record attendance | 5,477 (July 4, 2019) |
| Field size | Left Field: 330 ft Center Field: 384 ft Right Field: 330 ft |
| Surface | Natural Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1994 |
| Opened | 1994 |
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| Sussex County Miners (FL) (2015–present) Sussex Skyhawks (CAAPB) (2006–2010) Newark Bears (ALPB) (1999) New Jersey Cardinals (NYPL) (1994–2005) Sussex County Community College Skylanders NJIT Highlanders (NCAA Division 1) (2019–present) | |
Skylands Stadium (known from its opening until 2014 as Skylands Park) is a professional minor-league baseball stadium located in the Augusta section of Frankford Township in Sussex County, New Jersey. It is located off of US 206, near its intersection with Route 15, on a plot of land adjacent to the Sussex County Fairgrounds where the Sussex County Farm and Horse Show and the New Jersey State Fair are held concurrently every August, and is home to the Sussex County Miners of the independent Frontier League.
Skylands Stadium opened in 1994 and was built for the New Jersey Cardinals, the New York–Penn League affiliate for the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals called the park home until 2005, after which the team was sold and moved. The Cardinals were replaced by the Sussex Skyhawks, an independent minor league team that began play in 2006 and folded after the 2010 season. Skylands Stadium also served as the home field for several other sports organizations.
In October 2013, Skylands Stadium was purchased by Al Dorso, a businessman who owns State Fair Superstore in Belleville, New Jersey, operates the annual State Fair Meadowlands in the parking lots surrounding MetLife Stadium, and is the owner of the Sussex County Miners.[2]
In October 2021, the field at Skylands Stadium was renamed Columbus Field and a monument to Christopher Columbus, that was previously located in Newark, New Jersey, was placed in the front of the stadium. The statue and field naming were unveiled as part of a Columbus Day celebration with food, music, giveaways, and appearances by local politicians, Italian American organizations, and the Knights of Columbus.[3]
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- ^ Moszczynski, Joe (10 October 2013). "Skylands Stadium gets new owners with hopes of baseball returning in 2015". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ Derricks, Jenny (October 7, 2021). "Skylands Stadium to Celebrate Christopher Columbus with Statue and Name Change". Tap in to Newton. Retrieved October 18, 2021.