Bolding Stadium

Bolding Stadium
Bolding Stadium
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Full nameCharles "Buddy" Bolding Stadium
Former namesLancer Stadium (1994–2009)
LocationRace Street south of Franklin Street, Farmville, Virginia, USA
Coordinates37°17′38″N 78°23′48″W / 37.293989°N 78.396745°W / 37.293989; -78.396745
OwnerLongwood University
OperatorLongwood University
Capacity500
Field size335 feet (Left field)
375 feet (LCF)
400 feet (Center field)
375 feet (RCF)
335 feet (Right field)
SurfaceNatural grass
ScoreboardElectronic
Construction
Built1993
OpenedMarch 12, 1994
Renovated2007, 2008
Tenants
Longwood Lancers baseball (NCAA D1 Big South) (1994–present)

Charles "Buddy" Bolding Stadium is a baseball venue in Farmville, Virginia, United States. It is home to the Longwood Lancers baseball team, a member of the Big South Conference. Opened in 1994, the venue has a capacity of 500.[1] It is named for Buddy Bolding, who was the first head coach of the Lancers' baseball team, who served for 35 seasons from 1978 until his retirement after the 2013 season.[2][3]

Features of the stadium include a recessed dugouts, a press box, batting cages, and irrigation.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Bolding Stadium". Longwood Lancers. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  2. ^ "Charles Buddy Bolding Stadium Dedication This Saturday at 4 pm" (PDF). Longwood.edu. September 30, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  3. ^ O'Connor, John (April 28, 2013). "After 35 years, Bolding bidding adieu to Longwood baseball". Retrieved December 9, 2014.