Horner Ballpark
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| Location | 3000 Mountain Creek Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75211, Dallas, Texas, TX, USA |
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| Owner | Dallas Baptist University |
| Operator | Dallas Baptist University |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Record attendance | 3,242 |
| Scoreboard | HD |
| Opened | February 15, 2013 |
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| Dallas Baptist Patriots (NCAA DI Conference USA) | |
Horner Ballpark is a baseball field in Dallas, Texas. It is the home park of the Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball team of the NCAA Division I Conference USA. It opened on February 15, 2013,[1] and has been highly acclaimed by national media, including D1Baseball.com.[2][3]
The stadium is named for Joan and Andy Horner, who made the lead donation for the park.[4] The Patriots hosted the Dallas Regional in 2015 at Horner Ballpark.
The ballpark succeeded Patriot Field as the home of Dallas Baptist baseball team.
Horner Ballpark received a new scoreboard manufactured by Daktronics prior to the start of the 2018 season.[5]
Horner Ballpark hosted the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament, with Missouri State defeating the Patriots 7–6 in the championship game.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Horner Ballpark". Dallas Baptist Patriots. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ Aaron Fitt (September 20, 2016). "Ballpark Rankings: The Top 25". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ "Horner Ballpark Ranked as Top 20 Venue". Dallas Baptist Patriots. September 20, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ "DBU announces new baseball stadium campaign". The Baptist Standard. October 25, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
- ^ "Horner Ballpark Set To Showcase Video Board in 2018". Dallas Baptist Patriots. October 17, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2018.