UTRGV Baseball Stadium

This article is about the baseball stadium for the UTRGV Vaqueros. For the basketball arena, see UTRGV Fieldhouse. For the football stadium, see Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium.
Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see Edinburg Baseball Stadium (disambiguation) and Edinburg Stadium (disambiguation).
UTRGV Baseball Stadium
UTRGV Baseball Stadium
UTRGV Baseball Stadium
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Former namesEdinburg Stadium
Location920 North Sugar Road
Edinburg, Texas
Coordinates26°18′44″N 98°10′33″W / 26.31222°N 98.17583°W / 26.31222; -98.17583
OwnerUniversity of Texas Rio Grande Valley
OperatorUniversity of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Executive suites10 (20 seats each)
Capacity4,000[2] Record Capacity: 6,418 UTRGV vs. Texas on April 26, 2022
Field sizeLeft field – 335 ft
Center field – 410 ft
Right field – 335 ft
SurfaceNatural grass
Construction
Broke ground2000
Opened2001
Construction cost$5.3 million
ArchitectCotera, Kolar, Negrete & Reed[1]
Tenants
Edinburg Roadrunners (2001–2013)
Texas–Pan American Broncs/UTRGV Vaqueros (NCAA) (2001–Present)
Website
goutrgv.com/basebstadium

UTRGV Baseball Stadium, originally Edinburg Stadium, is a stadium in Edinburg, Texas, United States.[3] It is primarily used for baseball and is the home of the UTRGV Vaqueros of college baseball. It was also the home to the Edinburg Roadrunners of the Texas–Louisiana League/Central Baseball League/United League Baseball. The Roadrunners disbanded before the 2014 season.[4] The stadium, which opened in 2001, holds 4,000 people, expandable to 14,000-16,000 for concerts and other special events. It includes a 17.8' x 13.6' diamondvision scoreboard and luxury boxes.

In 2015, the stadium received major upgrades due to the school officially becoming the owner. New rails and padding for the dugouts were added. The "double wall" fence was cut down to make the park more hitter-friendly. Currently,[when?] the stadium is getting repainted, locker rooms receiving new graphics and carpet, and a brand-new scoreboard donated by Coca-Cola will be placed just before the home opener.[citation needed]

The stadium, formerly owned by the City of Edinburg in years prior to 2014, was donated to the University of Texas System.[5] The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley operates the stadium.[6] It was renamed in 2016.[7]

  1. ^ "Edinburg Baseball Stadium". Emporis GmbH. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Edinburg Baseball Stadium". University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Retrieved July 1, 2015. Capacity: 4,000 (expandable to 16,000 for concerts and other special events)
  3. ^ "UTRGV Baseball Stadium - Edinburg, TX Meeting Venues and Event Space | Cvent". www.cvent.com. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  4. ^ "Flown the coop: Harlingen's WhiteWings cease operations". Valley Star. Retrieved April 8, 2015. The Cats' fate was nearly identical to that of the Edinburg Roadrunners, who also lost their lease and were forced to cease operations after the 2013 season.
  5. ^ "UTRGV Club - UTPA Takes Ownership of Edinburg Baseball Stadium". Utrgvnation.com. 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  6. ^ "UTPA Takes Ownership of Edinburg Baseball Stadium". Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  7. ^ "The Official Athletics Website of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - UTRGV Baseball Stadium". Goutrgv.com. Retrieved 2016-09-10.