Founders Park , formerly known as Carolina Stadium , is a stadium in Columbia, South Carolina on the banks of the Congaree River . The facility was built for a cost of $ 35.6 million and is used for college baseball as home to the University of South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team.
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26-413: A Gamecock store just inside the main entrance in the outfield plaza, along with a picnic terrace that accommodates around 120 people down the left-field line. The scoreboard towers 86 feet (26 m) over the left field wall and features a 28-by-16-foot video screen. The main stadium entrance to Founders Park is located at the northeast corner of the grounds directly behind the center-field wall. Following
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52-407: A nautical term for shipwrecking See also [ edit ] Foundered strata , rock beds which have collapsed due to removal of underlying beds List of founders of English schools and colleges Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Founder . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
65-435: The 2010 national championship , USC had a mural applied to the backside of its center-field wall (to be viewed as visitors and fans enter onto stadium grounds), celebrating the 2010 CWS Title. In addition, a showcase was built at the base of the wall for the display of the 2010 CWS National Championship Trophy. The mural and trophy case have since been updated to honor both the 2010 and 2011 CWS Championship Teams . In 2013,
78-845: The Blowfish and USC alumnus, sang the National Anthem. On May 21, 2010, a stadium record crowd of 8,242 attended a game against Florida; the record has been equaled many times since. The highest attendance for a three-game weekend series (24,726) was set from April 15–17, 2011, as the Gamecocks hosted #1 Vanderbilt and won the series two games to one. NCAA Regional Tournaments : 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2023 NCAA Super Regional Tournaments : 2011, 2012, 2016, 2021 33°59′12″N 81°2′38″W / 33.98667°N 81.04389°W / 33.98667; -81.04389 Sarge Frye Field Sarge Frye Field
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104-437: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Founder&oldid=1241155638 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Founders Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Founders Park The dimensions of the field are 325 feet (99 m) down
117-463: The right and left-field lines and 390 feet (120 m) to dead center, matching those of Sarge Frye Field , the previous home stadium of the Gamecocks. The baseball training facilities at the stadium include four indoor batting tunnels, a 3,900-square-foot (360 m ) weight room, team clubhouse, coaches' offices, and a sports medicine room. Among the numerous amenities for fans, there are five luxury suites and two club-level seating areas with lounges,
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143-528: The third college baseball stadium in the United States to earn a corporate sponsorship. The stadium was opened on February 21, 2009, with a 13–0 South Carolina victory over Duquesne with 8,153 fans in attendance, a record crowd for a Gamecock home game. The ceremonial first pitches were thrown by USC President Dr. Harris Pastides and former Gamecock baseball coaches Bobby Richardson and June Raines . Darius Rucker , former lead singer for Hootie and
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#1732772126125156-437: The website Stadium Journey ranked Carolina Stadium as the second best Division I baseball venue, and received an average rating 4.6 of 5 stars in 7 categories. In 2014, the website Stadium Journey ranked Carolina Stadium as the best Division I baseball venue, and received an average rating 4.7 of 5 stars in 7 categories. In 2015, the facility name was officially changed from Carolina Stadium to Founders Park, becoming only
169-527: Was a baseball stadium in Columbia, South Carolina and served as home field of the University of South Carolina Gamecock baseball team until the 2008 season. The stadium held 6,000 people and was named after a longtime grounds keeper of the school's athletic fields. On February 21, 2009, USC began playing at the new Carolina Stadium . The last game at Sarge Frye was played on May 17, 2008. The field
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