Heritage Field at Maverick Stadium

Heritage Field at Maverick Stadium

Maverick Stadium
Former names Maverick Stadium (1991–2006)
Stater Bros. Stadium (2007–2014)
Heritage Field at Maverick Stadium (2015-present)
Location 12000 Stadium Way
Adelanto, CA 92301
Coordinates 34°33′17″N 117°24′06″W / 34.554843°N 117.401758°W / 34.554843; -117.401758Coordinates: 34°33′17″N 117°24′06″W / 34.554843°N 117.401758°W / 34.554843; -117.401758
Owner City of Adelanto
Operator Main Street Baseball
Capacity 3,808 permanent stadium seats plus grass seating
Field size Left Field: 340 feet
Center Field: 401 feet
Right Field: 340 feet
Backstop: 50 feet
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground October 1990
Opened April 23, 1991
Construction cost $6.5 million
($11.3 million in 2016 dollars[1])
Architect HNTB[2]
Services engineer EquitySpec Consulting Engineers[3]
Tenants
High Desert Mavericks (CL) (1991–2016)

Heritage Field at Maverick Stadium is a stadium in Adelanto, California. It is primarily used for baseball and was the home field of the High Desert Mavericks minor league baseball team. It holds 3,808 people.

History

It was built in 1991, when the Mavericks came to the area. Mavericks Stadium, a city-owned $6.5 million facility, opened on April 23, 1991. The green of the baseball diamond sharply contrasts the surrounding desert landscape.

Fan support in the High Desert was a Minor League success story in their first year. In 1991, the Mavericks became the first team in the California League to draw over 200,000 fans in one season. In 1996, the Mavericks drew their one-millionth fan, becoming one of the fastest teams to reach that milestone.

It is known as an extraordinarily hitter-friendly ballpark.[4]

The Mavericks Luke Tendler hit the final California League home run in Heritage Field at Stater Bros. Stadium and the Mavericks history with a solo shot in the bottom of the 8th inning on September 17th, 2016. The 7 - 4 victory over the Visalia Rawhide was the Mavericks final game in the stadium, as the team was contracted out after the season.[5]

The attendance for the final game ever played at Heritage Field at Stater Bros. Stadium was 1,991. 1991 was also the same year that the Mavericks began play.[6]

It was reported that Heritage Field at Stater Bros. Stadium was trashed, with about $10,000 in damages done to the stadium after the Mavericks final game on September 17, 2016. Adelanto Mayor Rich Kerr called it a “petulant act of vandalism,” and it included damages to the Mavericks locker room, field and concourse.[7]

Naming Rights

For the stadium's first 16 years, it was called Mavericks Stadium. It received its Stater Bros. Stadium name in 2007 when Stater Bros., a supermarket chain based in San Bernardino, California bought the naming rights. In 2014, it was renamed Heritage Field at Stater Bros. Stadium when a naming-rights deal was signed between the Mavericks and the Heritage Victor Valley Medical Group. In 2015, the name was updated to Heritage Field at Maverick Stadium.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ Fletcher, Jeff; Chandler, John (July 26, 1995). "Lancaster OKs Baseball Stadium: Sports: Council Approves $10-million Project to Bring Riverside Minor League Team to Antelope Valley". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Maverick Stadium". EquitySpec Consulting Engineers. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  4. ↑ Glaser, Kyle (August 12, 2011). "Reed Masterfully Mows Down Ports". Daily Press. Victorville, CA. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  5. ↑ Reports, Staff (September 17, 2016). "High Desert Mavericks finish history in style, with California League championship". dailybulletin.com. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  6. ↑ Reports, Staff (September 17, 2016). "High Desert Mavericks finish history in style, with California League championship". dailybulletin.com. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  7. ↑ De La Cruz, Rene Ray (September 19, 2016). "Adelanto officials, Mavericks management clash over 'thrashed' stadium". vvdailypress.com. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  8. ↑ "New for 2014: Heritage Field at Stater Bros. Stadium". Ballpark Digest. April 3, 2014. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2014.

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