Destination
SPARTANBURG
SPARTANBURG CVB
Phone: (864) 594-5050
Toll Free: (800) 374-8326
Email: ksmith@VisitSpartanburg.com
Website: www.spartanburgsports.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/spartanburg
Twitter: @spartanburgcvb
YouTube: www.youtube.com/visitspartanburg
Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/spartanburgcvb
Contact: Kristyn Smith, Sales Associate
Sport
# of Fields
Lighted
Lgst. #
Contig.
Fields
BASEBALL
23
23
13
SOFTBALL
23
23
13
# of Fields
Lgst. Seating Cap.
Youth H.S. College Bleacher Stadium
23
9
23
Dist. Between
2 Farthest
Fields (mi.)
3
300
600
10
2
300
600
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SOUTH • SOUTH CAROLINA
# of Metro
Area Rooms
Map
Location
3,000
N6
10
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Sarasota, Florida
Ed Smith Stadium &
Buck O'Neil Complex
Opened: Ed Smith in 1989, renovated in
2011; Buck OʼNeil in the 1960s, also
renovated in 2011.
Events: Baltimore Orioles Spring Training;
1995-2010 AAU Baseball National
Championships; 2006-2009 State High
School Championships; national showcase
and college prospect tournaments such as
Prospect Wire and The Snowbird Classic,
which is a college spring training event.
Standout Features: Major League facility
with an 8,000-seat stadium, four on-site
training fields with a practice half field, five
off-site training fields, a clubhouse and covered batting cages and pitching mounds.
FYI: "The strong partnership between
Sarasota County and the Baltimore Orioles
ensures that every event—big or small—held
at Ed Smith Stadium is sure to be of MajorLeague status," said Nicole Rissler, director
of sports for the Sarasota County Sports
Commission.
Contact:
Nicole Rissler
Director Of Sports
Sarasota County Sports Commission
(941) 955-0991, ext. 105
nrissler@visitsarasota.org
www.visitsarasota.org/sports
www.SportsEventsMagazine.com
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