Geelong Baseball Park

Stadium specifically built for baseball in Geelong, Australia

Geelong Baseball Park

Location| Pioneer Rd, Grovedale, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates| 38°11′50″S 144°19′20″E﻿ / ﻿38.19722°S 144.32222°E﻿ / -38.19722; 144.32222
Owner| Victoria Government
Capacity| 5,000 (1,500 seated)
Field size| Left Field – 320 feet (98 m)
Center Field – 380 feet (116 m)
Right Field – 330 feet (101 m)
Surface| Grass
Construction
Opened| 2002
Renovated| 2007
Tenants
Geelong Baycats
Guild Allstars
East Belmont Saints Baseball Club
Geelong-Korea

The Geelong Baseball Centre or Geelong Baseball Park is home to Geelong Baseball Club in Geelong, Victoria during summer and the Guild Allstars Baseball Club and East Belmont Saints Baseball Club during the winter season. In total the Geelong Baseball Centre has four playing fields, with the main diamond being one of the few international standard baseball ballparks in Australia. Features include lighting up to international standard, electronic scoreboard and associated infrastructure in the form of elevated commentary box, outfield sightboards, bullpen tunnels, meeting and dining areas and an indoor training facility. The main stadium is secured and there is ample car parking space.

It was built in 2002 to coincide with the World Masters Games and hosted baseball successfully. It has also hosted the Victorian Masters Games, international friendly matches, Claxton Shield 2009 games, 2009 World Masters Games, the 2010 Australian Provincial Championships and 2012 & 2013 U16/U18 National Youth Championships. 2020 U16/U18 National Youth Championships.

The complex has been used as a pre-season training camp for the Japanese Pacific League team the Chiba Lotte Marines and Doosan Bears from the Korean KBO league.

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* Baxter Field
* Blacktown Baseball Stadium
* Diamond Sports Stadium
* Empire Ballpark
* Geelong Baseball Park
* Holloway Field
* John Murray Field
* Melbourne Ballpark
* Narrabundah Ballpark
* Traeger Park

Former stadiums|

* Auburn Stadium
* Melbourne Showgrounds
* Norwood Oval
* Palm Meadows
* Parry Field
* Thebarton Oval
* RNA Showgrounds

ABL 1989–99 era stadiums|

* Belmore Oval
* Canberra Stadium
* Carrara Oval
* Concord Oval
* Lang Park
* Moorabbin Oval
* Newcastle International Sports Centre
* Norwood Oval
* Parramatta Stadium
* Queensland Sport & Athletics Centre
* RNA Showgrounds
* Sydney Football Stadium
* Sydney Showground (Moore Park)
* Sydney Showground Stadium
* WACA Ground
* Waverley Park

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