Horner Ballpark
Interactive map of Horner Ballpark | |
| Address | 3000 Mountain Creek Pkwy Dallas, TX U.S. |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 32°42′42″N 96°56′44″W / 32.7116°N 96.9455°W |
| Owner | Dallas Baptist University |
| Operator | Dallas Baptist Athletics |
| Capacity | 3,492 |
| Type | Ballpark |
| Surface | Astroturf |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Record attendance | 3,242 (vs. Texas; May 31, 2015) |
| Field size | Left Field: 330 ft (100 m) Center Field: 390 ft (120 m) Right Field: 330 ft (100 m) |
| Current use | Baseball |
| Construction | |
| Opened | February 15, 2013 |
| Tenants | |
| Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball (NCAA DI) (2013-present) | |
| Website | |
| dbupatriots.com/horner-ballpark | |
Horner Ballpark is a ballpark in Dallas, Texas. It is the home park of the Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball team of the NCAA Division I Conference USA. It opened on February 15, 2013,[1] and has been highly acclaimed by national media, including D1Baseball.com.[2][3]
The stadium is named for Joan and Andy Horner, who made the lead donation for the park.[4] The Patriots hosted the Dallas Regional in 2015 at Horner Ballpark.
The ballpark succeeded Patriot Field as the home of Dallas Baptist baseball team.
Horner Ballpark received a new scoreboard manufactured by Daktronics prior to the start of the 2018 season.[5]
Horner Ballpark hosted the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament, with Missouri State defeating the Patriots 7–6 in the championship game.
The ballpark's (and the university's) location adjacent to the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery has led to a unique tradition during evening ball games: at 7PM local time, when "Taps" is played at the Cemetery, the game will stop and all in attendance will face the American flag in remembrance of those buried there.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Horner Ballpark". Dallas Baptist Patriots. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ Aaron Fitt (September 20, 2016). "Ballpark Rankings: The Top 25". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ "Horner Ballpark Ranked as Top 20 Venue". Dallas Baptist Patriots. September 20, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ "DBU announces new baseball stadium campaign". The Baptist Standard. October 25, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ "Horner Ballpark Set To Showcase Video Board in 2018". Dallas Baptist Patriots. October 17, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ https://knue.com/dallas-sports-tradition-national-cemetary/