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| Former names | Southwestern Bell Bricktown Ballpark SBC Bricktown Ballpark AT&T Bricktown Ballpark RedHawks Field at Bricktown Newcastle Field at Bricktown |
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| Location | 2 South Mickey Mantle Drive Oklahoma City, Oklahoma United States |
| Coordinates | 35°27′53.86″N 97°30′28.98″W / 35.4649611°N 97.5080500°W |
| Public transit |  OKC Streetcar Ballpark |
| Parking | 600 |
| Owner | City of Oklahoma City |
| Operator | Oklahoma City Comets |
| Executive suites | 40 |
| Capacity | 9,000 |
| Field size | Left field: 325 ft (99 m) Center field: 400 ft (120 m) Right field: 325 ft (99 m) |
| Surface | Tifway 419 Bermuda |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 10, 1995[1] |
| Opened | April 16, 1998[2] |
| Construction cost | US$34 million[3] ($63.6 million in 2023 dollars[4]) |
| Architect | Architectural Design Group, Inc. |
| Project manager | White & Associates[6] |
| Structural engineer | Zahl-Ford, Inc.[5] |
| Services engineer | PSA Consulting Engineers[5] |
| General contractor | Oscar J. Boldt Construction Co.[2] |
| Tenants | |
| Oklahoma City Comets (PCL/AAAW) 1998–present | |
| Website | |
| https://www.milb.com/oklahoma-city/ballpark/chickasaw-bricktown-ballpark | |
Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark[7] opened in 1998 in downtown Oklahoma City's Bricktown Entertainment District, replacing All Sports Stadium. It is the home of the Oklahoma City Comets, the Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball team. The park has seating for up to 13,066 fans and currently utilizes a seating capacity of 9,000 for OKC games.
The stadium frequently hosts the Phillips 66 Big 12 baseball tournament, which was played there from 2005 to 2021 with the exception of 2015 and 2020.[8] The first Big 12 tournament was held at All Sports Stadium in 1997 before moving to Bricktown in 1998. The tournament has been held at Bricktown every year since, except for 2002 and 2004, when it was contested at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, the home park of the Texas Rangers,[9] and in 2015 when Tulsa hosted the tournament.[8] The ballpark also often hosts games of the Bedlam Series, in which the Oklahoma Sooners face the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
The ballpark also hosts numerous other events both during and outside the baseball season. Those events include the Oklahoma High School Baseball Series in March, the snow tubing WinterFest November–January, a variety of community walks and runs, concerts, parties, corporate outings, meetings, seminars and more.[10]
- ^ Aiken, Charolette (October 11, 1995). "Bricktown Ballpark Leads Off with a Hit". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ a b Knight, Graham (November 3, 2009). "Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark". Baseball Pilgrimages. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ "AT&T Bricktown Ballpark". City of Oklahoma City. Archived from the original on May 24, 2003. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Southwestern Bell Bricktown Ballpark". DC&D Technologies. Archived from the original on December 29, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "Project Construction Experience". White & Associates. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ "Ballpark Regulations". Minor League Baseball. July 1, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- ^ a b "Big 12 Baseball Tournament".
- ^ "2012 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship". Big 12 Conference. February 12, 2012. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ "OKC Ballpark Events".