The dimensions of the field are 325 feet (99 m) down 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 m2) 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, 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 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, 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.[1]
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.[2]
In 2015, the facility name was officially changed from Carolina Stadium to Founders Park, becoming only the third college baseball stadium in the United States to earn a corporate sponsorship.[3][4]
History
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 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.
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 Founders Park The Rock by the River Former namesCarolina Stadium 2009 2015 LocationColumbia South CarolinaCapacity8 242 total 6 600 seated Record attendance8 242Surface419 Bermuda turf grassConstructionBroke ground2007OpenedFebruary 21 2009Construction cost 35 6 millionArchitectPopulousGeneral contractorContract ConstructionTenantsSouth Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Team Contents 1 Facility overview 2 History 2 1 Tournaments Hosted 2 2 Key dates 3 South Carolina Gamecocks Record in Founders Park 2009 Present 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksFacility overview Edit Gamecocks playing Duquesne on February 21 2009The dimensions of the field are 325 feet 99 m down 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 m2 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 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 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 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 1 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 2 In 2015 the facility name was officially changed from Carolina Stadium to Founders Park becoming only the third college baseball stadium in the United States to earn a corporate sponsorship 3 4 History EditThe 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 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 Tournaments Hosted Edit NCAA Regional Tournaments 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2021NCAA Super Regional Tournaments 2011 2012 2016 2021 Key dates Edit Event Date Opponent ResultBroke ground 2007 First game February 21 2009 Duquesne W 13 0First sell out May 21 2010 Florida L 2 5100th win March 3 2012 Clemson W 9 61 000 000th fan May 9 2012 Furman W 7 0South Carolina Gamecocks Record in Founders Park 2009 Present EditYear Games Overall W L Overall Win Pct NCAA W L NCAA Win Pct Total Attendance SEC Nat Rank Avg Attendance SEC Nat Rank 2009 35 26 9 742 0 0 231 360 4th 4th 6 805 4th 4th 2010 36 30 6 833 3 0 1 000 236 529 3rd 4th 6 758 4th 4th 2011 40 36 4 900 5 0 1 000 297 279 2nd 2nd 7 431 4th 4th 2012 39 32 7 821 5 0 1 000 295 389 2nd 2nd 7 574 3rd 3rd 2013 37 31 6 838 3 0 1 000 260 605 3rd 3rd 7 445 5th 5th 2014 41 34 7 829 2 2 500 305 564 2nd 2nd 7 453 3rd 3rd 2015 36 25 11 694 0 0 000 250 057 3rd 3rd 7 354 4th 4th 2016 41 34 7 829 4 3 571 293 677 3rd 3rd 7 162 5th 5th 2017 36 23 13 639 0 0 000 258 407 4th 4th 7 177 5th 5th 2018 34 24 10 706 0 0 000 229 434 4th 4th 6 748 4th 4th Totals 375 295 80 787 22 5 815 2 658 301 7 089Totals only reflect completed seasonsSee also EditList of NCAA Division I baseball venuesReferences Edit 2013 College Baseball Ballpark Rankings Stadium Journey www stadiumjourney com Archived from the original on 2013 06 29 NCAA Ballpark Experience Rankings 2014 Stadium Journey www stadiumjourney com Archived from the original on 2014 07 19 http www wltx com story sports ncaa usc gamecocks 2015 10 22 usc baseball stadium called founders park 74392686 Founders Park The Home Of Carolina Baseball University of South Carolina Official Athletic Site www gamecocksonline com Archived from the original on 2015 10 25 External links EditArticle on new ballpark USC thrills big crowd with overwhelming win Carolina Stadium Fact Sheet from The State newspaper Archived 2011 07 17 at the Wayback Machine Coordinates 33 59 12 N 81 2 38 W 33 98667 N 81 04389 W 33 98667 81 04389 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Founders Park amp oldid 1123985239, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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