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![]() The field in August 2021 | |
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Full name | Southwest University Park [1] |
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Location | 1 Ballpark Plaza El Paso, Texas United States |
Coordinates | 31°45′32″N 106°29′35″W / 31.759°N 106.493°W |
Public transit | ![]() at Cleveland Square |
Owner | City of El Paso |
Operator | MountainStar Sports Group |
Capacity | 7,500 (fixed seating) 9,500–10,000 (plus additional seating)[8] |
Field size | Left field: 322 ft (98 m) Left-center field: 392 ft (119 m) Center field: 406 ft (124 m) Right-center field: 384 ft (117 m) Right field: 322 ft (98 m)[8] |
Construction | |
Broke ground | May 30, 2013[2] |
Opened | April 28, 2014[3] |
Construction cost | $78 million[4] |
Architect | Populous MNK Architects, Inc.[5] |
Project manager | International Facilities Group, LLC[7] |
Structural engineer | Walter P Moore[5] |
Services engineer | Henderson Engineers, Inc.[5] |
General contractor | C. F. Jordan/Hunt[6] |
Tenants | |
El Paso Chihuahuas (PCL/AAAW) 2014–present El Paso Locomotive FC (USLC) 2019–present |
Southwest University Park is a baseball stadium in El Paso, Texas. Primarily used for Minor League Baseball, it is the home of the El Paso Chihuahuas of the Pacific Coast League. Opened in 2014, the facility has an official capacity of 9,500, with 7,500 fixed seats with the rest being berm and party deck standing room sections.[2][8]
The name "Southwest University" is applied to the stadium to recognize its corporate sponsor, Southwest University at El Paso, a for-profit virtual college that does not sponsor intercollegiate athletics.[9] Southwest University Park was named as the best new ballpark in 2014 by Ballpark Digest.[10] The elevation of the playing field is approximately 3,750 feet (1,140 m) above sea level.