Trustmark Park | |
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 Trustmark Park in 2005 | |
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| Location | 1 Braves Way Pearl, MS 39208 |
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| Coordinates | 32°16′26″N 90°08′53″W / 32.27391°N 90.147969°W |
| Owner | Bloomfield Equities, LLC |
| Operator | City of Pearl |
| Capacity | 8,480[5] |
| Field size | Left Field: 335 feet (102 m) Center Field: 402 feet (123 m) Right Field: 332 feet (101 m) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May 11, 2004[1] |
| Opened | April 18, 2005 |
| Construction cost | $28 million ($43.7 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | Dale and Associates Architects, P.A. (Jackson, MS) Populous (Kansas City, MO) |
| Structural engineer | Structural Design Group[3] |
| Services engineer | I. C. Thomasson Associates, Inc.[4] |
| General contractor | W.G. Yates & Sons[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Mississippi Braves (SL/Double-A South) (2005–2024) Governor's Cup (2007–present) Conference USA baseball tournament (2011–2012) Mississippi Mud Monsters (2025-future) | |
Trustmark Park is a baseball stadium in Pearl, Mississippi. It has been the home of the Mississippi Braves, the Southern League Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, since 2005. It was announced on January 9, 2024,[6] that the Mississippi Braves would be relocating to Columbus, Georgia for the 2025 season and would be replaced by the Mississippi Mud Monsters, an expansion team in the independent Frontier League.[7]
Opening on April 18, 2005, the stadium possesses 5,500 chair-back seats in the reserved seating areas and capacity for 8,480 fans total.[5] The grass berm beyond the outfield walls has room for an additional 2,000 general admission customers. On August 13, 2006, a record crowd of 7,652 saw the M-Braves defeat the Huntsville Stars 4–2.[8] The largest crowd to ever see a game at the park was the 2016 Governor's Cup in which 8,542 fans watched the Mississippi State Bulldogs defeat the Ole Miss Rebels, 2–0.[9]
The ballpark derives its name from the sale of naming rights to Trustmark Bank headquartered in Jackson.
- ^ a b Knight, Graham. "Trustmark Park". Baseball Pilgrimages. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Premier Projects". Geopier Foundations, LLC. Archived from the original on May 18, 2006. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
- ^ "Trustmark Park Minor League Baseball Stadium". I. C. Thomasson. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
- ^ a b "Mississippi Braves Stadium Information". Minor League Baseball. November 13, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ "Mississippi Braves moving to Columbus, Georgia for 2025 season". MSN. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ Corder, Frank (September 10, 2024). "Expansion Frontier League team coming to Pearl to replace M-Braves". Greenwood Commonwealth.
- ^ "Escobar Lifts Braves". Minor League Baseball. August 13, 2006. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
- ^ Bonner, Michael (April 27, 2016). "Bulldogs shut out Rebels in Governor's Cup". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, MS. Retrieved May 24, 2016.