Arvest Ballpark

Arvest Ballpark
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Location3000 South 56th Street
Springdale, Arkansas, 72762
Coordinates36°9′33″N 94°11′42″W / 36.15917°N 94.19500°W / 36.15917; -94.19500
OwnerCity of Springdale
OperatorRich Baseball Operations
Capacity7,305 (5,353 fixed seats)[5]
Field sizeLeft Field: 325 feet (99 m)
Center Field: 400 feet (122 m)
Right Field: 325 feet (99 m)
SurfacePatriot bermuda overseeded with rye
Construction
Broke groundFebruary 28, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-02-28)
OpenedApril 10, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-04-10)
Construction cost$50 million
($70.8 million in 2023 dollars[1])
ArchitectPopulous
Structural engineerThornton Tomasetti[2]
Services engineerHenderson Engineers[3]
General contractorCrossland Construction[4]
Main contractorsJohn McBride Construction Company Inc.[5]
Tenants
Northwest Arkansas Naturals (TL/Double-A Central) (2008–present)

Arvest Ballpark is a stadium in Springdale, Arkansas. It is primarily used for baseball, as the home of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals of the Texas League. The ballpark has a capacity of 7,305 people and opened in 2008. Arvest Ballpark was designed by the Kansas City architecture firm Populous.[6] Arvest Ballpark was named the 2008 Ballpark of the year by baseballparks.com[7]

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  2. ^ "Arvest Ballpark". Thornton Tomasetti. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  3. ^ "Springdale Minor League Ballpark Phs 6". Reed Construction Data. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  4. ^ "8 Projects to Watch in 2008". SportsBusiness Journal. Street's and Smith's. January 21, 2008. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  5. ^ a b Bergeron, Angela (2008). "Feature Story - August 2008". Engineering News-Record. McGraw-Hill. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  6. ^ "Rich Baseball Announces Wranglers' Move to Springdale for '08". Minor League Baseball. December 15, 2006. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  7. ^ Mock, Joe. "Arvest Ballpark in Northwest Arkansas". Baseball Parks. Archived from the original on December 9, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2008.