Citibank Ballpark

Citibank Ballpark
Former names	First American Bank Ballpark
Location	5514 Champions Drive Midland, Texas 79706
Broke ground	2001
Opened	March 23, 2002[1]
Owner	City of Midland
Operator	Midland Rockhounds
Surface	Tiffsport Bermudagrass
Construction cost	$23 million[1] ($28.1 million in 2011 dollars[2])
Architect	Parkhill, Smith & Cooper HOK Sport
General Contractor	MW Builders, Inc.
Capacity	6,669
Field dimensions	Left Field - 330 ft Center Field - 410 ft Right Field - 322 ft
Tenants
Midland RockHounds

Not to be confused with Citi Field.

Citibank Ballpark is a stadium in Midland, Texas. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Midland RockHounds minor league baseball team. The first game at Citbank Ballpark was played in 2002, the stadium seats 6,669 people. Citibank Ballpark was originally known as First American Bank Ballpark, but the name was changed in 2005 after Citibank acquired First American Bank of Bryan, Texas]. Citibank Ballpark replaced the old Christensen Stadium, the former home of the Rockhounds. Christensen Stadium had previously been known as Cubs Stadium and Angels Stadium. The Head Groundskeeper is Eric Ferland.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.baseballpilgrimages.com/minors/midlandtx.html
2. ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved December 7, 2010.

External links

Texas portal

• Citibank Ballpark Views - Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues

Coordinates: 31°59′14″N 102°09′21″W / 31.987332°N 102.155799°W / 31.987332; -102.155799