Charles Watson Stadium
Encyclopedia
Charles L. Watson Stadium/Vrooman Field is a baseball
stadium
located on the campus of Coastal Carolina University
in Conway, South Carolina
. It is the home field of the Coastal Carolina University
baseball
team.
Stadium capacity was expanded to nearly 2,200 during the 2008 season, with the addition of a right field deck dubbed, "The Rooster's Nest". With the addition of temporary seating down the base lines, the stadium played host to an NCAA Regional
for the first time in 2008
. In 2007
, the Chanticleers hosted an NCAA Regional
for the first time, but due to the limited seating capacity
at Charles Watson Stadium, the event was hosted at nearby BB&T Coastal Field.
In 2010, the Chanticleers ranked 42nd in Division I college baseball
in attendance, averaging 1,318 per home game.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
located on the campus of Coastal Carolina University
Coastal Carolina University
Coastal Carolina University is an independent, state-supported, liberal arts university in Conway, South Carolina, USA, located eight miles west of Myrtle Beach. Founded in 1954, Coastal became an independent university in 1993. The University enrolls approximately 8,300 students on its campus...
in Conway, South Carolina
Conway, South Carolina
Conway is a city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 16,317 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Horry County and is part of the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area. It is the home of Coastal Carolina University....
. It is the home field of the Coastal Carolina University
Coastal Carolina University
Coastal Carolina University is an independent, state-supported, liberal arts university in Conway, South Carolina, USA, located eight miles west of Myrtle Beach. Founded in 1954, Coastal became an independent university in 1993. The University enrolls approximately 8,300 students on its campus...
baseball
College baseball
College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. Compared to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a less significant contribution to cultivating professional players, as the minor leagues primarily...
team.
Stadium capacity was expanded to nearly 2,200 during the 2008 season, with the addition of a right field deck dubbed, "The Rooster's Nest". With the addition of temporary seating down the base lines, the stadium played host to an NCAA Regional
NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the College World Series....
for the first time in 2008
2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 30 through June 25, 2008 and was part of the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 286 teams on May 26, 2008...
. In 2007
2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from June 1-24, . Sixty four NCAA Division I college baseball teams advanced to the post season tournament after having played through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament....
, the Chanticleers hosted an NCAA Regional
NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the College World Series....
for the first time, but due to the limited seating capacity
Seating capacity
Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...
at Charles Watson Stadium, the event was hosted at nearby BB&T Coastal Field.
In 2010, the Chanticleers ranked 42nd in Division I college baseball
College baseball
College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. Compared to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a less significant contribution to cultivating professional players, as the minor leagues primarily...
in attendance, averaging 1,318 per home game.