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2016 Baseball/Softball Sourcebook 35
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Bleacher Stadium
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Baseball / Softball Facilities
• Roger Scott Athletic Complex – 5 lighted fields
• Northeast Pensacola Complex – 14 lighted fields
• Southwest Escambia Sports Complex – 10 lighted fields
• Blue Wahoo's Stadium – 1 professional lighted field
• Exchange Park – 4 lighted fields, host to Florida
Junior College State Softball Championships
• Pace Athletic Park – 16 lighted fields
• Shoreline Park –
9 lighted fields
Blue Wahoo's Stadium
Home of the Cox Diamond Invitational
NCAA DI Baseball
2016 Teams Include:
Michigan State
Auburn
University of Southern Mississippi
Troy
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P
INELLAS COUNTY
St. Petersburg/Clearwater Sports Commission BASEBALL 46 29 5 24 21 4 2,500 45,000 32 35,000 M3
Phone: (727) 464-7257 / Fax: (727) 464-7222
Toll Free: (877) 352-2473
SOFTBALL 39 39 9 39 39 500 1,500 32
Email: kevin@sportsspc.com
Website: www.sportsspc.com
C
ontact: Kevin Smith, Dir. of Sports Commission
Comments: St. Pete/Clearwater Sports, "The Champion's Choice."
POLK COUNTY
Central Florida's Polk County Sports Marketing BASEBALL 53 48 6 9 30 14 1,000 9,000 40 12,000 O13
P hone: (863) 551-4750 / Fax: (863) 551-4740
Website: www.centralfloridasports.com SOFTBALL 43 43 5 28 12 500 30
P
ORT CHARLOTTE
Charlotte Harbor Visitor & Convention Bureau BASEBALL 25 17 6 12 13 10 500 7,000 12 3,500 O14
Phone: (941) 743-1900 / Fax: (941) 764-4932
E
mail: sean.doherty@charlottecountyfl.gov SOFTBALL 10 10 5 5 5 500 12
Website: www.charlotteharbortravel.com
Contact: Sean Doherty, Sports Mktg. Mgr.
Comments: In addition to serving as the Spring Training home of the Tampa Bay Rays, Port Charlotte has hosted many other baseball softball tournaments, clinics showcases including the annual Snowbird Baseball
Classic which draws NCAA Division I III schools from all over the country.
SARASOTA
Sarasota County Sports Commission BASEBALL 41 29 5 20 4 17 100 8,000 23 15,000 O14
P
hone: (941) 955-0991, ext. 105 / Fax: (941) 955-1929
Email: rwells@visitsarasota.org SOFTBALL 23 12 6 11 12 100 23
Website: www.sarasotasports.org
C
ontact: Rob Wells, Dir. of Sports
Comments: From the 8,000-seat Ed Smith Stadium, Spring Training home of the Baltimore Orioles, to the six-field Miss Sarasota Softball complex, Sarasota can accommodate a variety of tournament needs. Participants also
h
ave plenty to do see off the field including miles of beaches, Mote Marine Aquarium The Ringling Museum.
SEMINOLE COUNTY
S
eminole County CVB BASEBALL 42 5 41 1 2,000 4,700 O12
Phone: (407) 665-2904 / Fax: (407) 665-2920
Website: www.teamseminole.com