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| Location | 11765 Saint Linus Drive Waldorf, MD 20602 |
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| Owner | Charles County, Maryland |
| Operator | Opening Day Partners; Southern Maryland Blue Crabs |
| Capacity | 4,200 |
| Field size | Left Field: 310 feet (94 m) Center Field: 400 feet (120 m) Right Field: 325 feet (99 m) |
| Surface | grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | July 27, 2007 |
| Opened | May 2, 2008 |
| Construction cost | $25.6 million |
| Architect | Tetra Tech, Inc. |
| Tenants | |
| Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (ALPB) (2008–present) Southern Maryland Nationals (CRCBL) (2010–2013) | |
Regency Furniture Stadium is a 4,200-seat baseball park in Waldorf, Maryland that hosted its first regular season baseball game on May 2, 2008, as the tenants of the facility, the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs defeated the Lancaster Barnstormers, 3–2. For the 2010 baseball season, the collegiate summer Southern Maryland Nationals of the Cal Ripken, Sr. Collegiate Baseball League will play select games at the venue. The CRSCBL previously used Regency Furniture for the Mid-Atlantic Classic (see below). With the groundbreaking for Southern Maryland's new stadium, a local company, Regency Furniture, purchased the naming rights for $2.88 million over 10 years.[1][2][3]
Regency Furniture Stadium is capped by sloping red roofs, similar to the architecture of Churchill Downs, designed to pay homage to the Southern Maryland region's tobacco barns.[4] The left field wall of the ballpark bears a door that allows players to enter the field from the locker room, modeled after the Green Monster at Fenway Park.[5]
- ^ "Regency Furniture Stadium Announced". Southern Maryland Baseball. April 3, 2006. Archived from the original on May 4, 2006. Retrieved May 16, 2006.
- ^ Zak, Dan (April 6, 2006). "One Step Closer to Opening Day". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- ^ Brody, Alan (April 5, 2006). "Stadium name will be fit for a king". Maryland Independent. Archived from the original on August 18, 2006. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- ^ Rucker, Philip (December 13, 2006). "Blue Crabs' Starting Season Stalls". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 14, 2006.
- ^ Greenwell, Megan (May 4, 2008). "'Crustacean Nation' Arrives". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 5, 2022.