AirHogs Stadium
Coordinates: 32°46′06″N 96°59′11″W / 32.768219°N 96.98635°W
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| Former names | QuikTrip Park |
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| Location |
1600 Lonestar Pkwy Grand Prairie, TX 75050 |
| Owner | City of Grand Prairie |
| Operator | Grand Prairie Professional Baseball, LP |
| Capacity |
5,445 Baseball(2008) 6,000+ Football (2009) |
| Field size |
Left Field - 330 ft (100.58 m) Center Field - 397 ft (121.0 m) Right Field - 330 ft (100.58 m) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May 31, 2007 |
| Opened | May 16, 2008 |
| Construction cost | $20 Million USD |
| Architect | SPARKS Sports, a division of Crafton Tull Sparks |
| Tenants | |
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Texas AirHogs (American Association) (2008-present) Dallas Desire (LFL) (2009) | |
AirHogs Stadium is a stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas for the American Association's Texas AirHogs. It is primarily used for baseball. The ballpark has a capacity of 5,445 people for baseball games and opened in May 2008.[1] In addition to baseball, the park plays host to various other concerts and events throughout the year. For a period of time, the stadium was known as QuikTrip Park due to the sponsorship by the convenience store chain. In 2015 the city of Grand Prairie paid off the debt to build the stadium.
Usage
Texas AirHogs
The park was built for the Texas AirHogs of the American Association in 2007. They began play (as the Grand Prairie AirHogs) in May 2008 and finished their inaugural season with a final record of 56-40, also winning the Southern Division title before falling to the Sioux Falls Canaries in the finals. A few years later, they would win the 2011 American Association championship by winning a decisive game 5 at QuikTrip Park.
Dallas Desire
The Dallas Desire are one of two teams that were introduced to the women's Lingerie Football League (now Legends Football League) in 2004. They played two home games of their 2009 season in Grand Prairie. The team then moved to the Cotton Bowl for the 2010 season.
American Association All-Star Game
The Grand Prairie AirHogs hosted the 2009 American Association All-Star Game at their home field, the Ballpark in Grand Prairie, on July 21, 2009.
Other
- NJCAA Region V Baseball Tournament: 2013[2]
- WAC Tournament: 2013
Gallery
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Picture of the First Base side 2 weeks before opening day 2008
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Picture of action during an AirHogs game on Aug 16, 2008
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Panoramic Picture taken from center field.
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Smile Empty Soul performing at South by So What?! music festival in March 2014
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Dallas alternative rock ensemble One Soul performing at South by So What?! on October 26, 2013
References
- ↑ "AMERICAN ASSOCIATION of Independent Professional Baseball". Americanassociationbaseball.com. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
External links
| Events and tenants | ||
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| Preceded by Midway Stadium |
Host of the AAB All-Star Game QuikTrip Park 2009 |
Succeeded by Lawrence-Dumont Stadium |
| Current ballparks in the American Association | ||
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| North Division | Central Division | South Division |
| CHS Field | CommunityAmerica Ballpark | AirHogs Stadium |
| Newman Outdoor Field | Haymarket Park | Joe Becker Stadium |
| Shaw Park | Lewis and Clark Park | Lawrence–Dumont Stadium |
| Sioux Falls Stadium | U.S. Steel Yard | Potter County Memorial Stadium |
| Uni-Trade Stadium | ||