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  Kentucky Proud Park Location in Kentucky  Kentucky Proud Park Location in the United States | |
| Address | 510 Wildcat Court |
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| Location | Lexington, Kentucky 40506 |
| Owner | University of Kentucky |
| Operator | University of Kentucky |
| Type | Stadium |
| Genre(s) | Baseball |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Record attendance | 7,558 (vs. Oregon State; June 10, 2024) |
| Field size | LF: 335 ft (102.1 m) LC: 375 ft (114.3 m) CF: 400 ft (121.9 m) RC: 365 ft (111.3 m) RF: 320 ft (97.5 m)[1] |
| Surface | Artificial turf; AstroTurf Rootzone Diamond Blend |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | March 2, 2017 |
| Built | 2018 |
| Opened | February 26, 2019 |
| Construction cost | $49 million |
| Architect | HNTB RossTarrant Architects BallparkDesignAssociates, LLC |
| Tenants | |
| Kentucky Wildcats (NCAA) (2019–present) | |
| Website | |
| https://ukathletics.com/facilities/kentucky-proud-park/62 | |
Kentucky Proud Park is a baseball stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. It is the home field of the University of Kentucky Wildcats college baseball team. The stadium opened in 2018, with the Wildcats playing their first season there in 2019. It has 2,500 fixed seats, with grass berm seating adding an additional 1,500-plus to the total capacity. Temporary seating can also be added to bring the capacity to 7,000 for NCAA tournament games.
The replacement for Cliff Hagan Stadium, the park received its name in a deal between JMI Sports, which holds the multimedia rights for UK sports and also markets the naming rights to all Wildcats venues, and the Kentucky Farm Bureau, an organization promoting the interests of Kentucky farmers which is best known by the non-farming public for its insurance business. The Farm Bureau chose to donate its naming rights to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, which uses "Kentucky Proud" as the brand for its marketing program for agricultural products made in the state.[2]
Kentucky opened up Kentucky Proud Park on February 26, 2019, with a 7–3 win over Eastern Kentucky in front of 4,074 fans.[3]
- ^ Roberts, Ben (October 24, 2016). "Barnhart says new stadium marks 'a really cool day for Kentucky baseball'". Lexington Herald-Leader. Archived from the original on February 23, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Smith, Jennifer (October 19, 2018). "New UK baseball stadium now has a name. Here's who bought the rights". Lexington Herald-Leader. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ "Wildcats Open Kentucky Proud Park With Feel-Good Win". 26 February 2019. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2021.