Franklin Rogers Park
Encyclopedia
Franklin Rogers Park is a stadium
in Mankato, Minnesota
. It is primarily used for baseball
, and is the home field of the Mankato Moondogs
(formerly the Mankato Mashers) of the Northwoods League
, a collegiate summer baseball league. Mankato West High School and Loyola Catholic School
also use the venue. It was built in 1961, and holds 1,400 people. The first Northwoods League
game at the field was played in June 1999.
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...
in Mankato, Minnesota
Mankato, Minnesota
Mankato is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 39,309 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth largest city in Minnesota outside of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. The county seat of Blue Earth County, it is located...
. It is primarily used for baseball
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...
, and is the home field of the Mankato Moondogs
Mankato MoonDogs
The Mankato MoonDogs are an amateur baseball team that plays in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The team started play in 1999 as the Mankato Mashers and were renamed in 2002...
(formerly the Mankato Mashers) of the Northwoods League
Northwoods League
The Northwoods League is a collegiate summer baseball league comprising teams of the top college players from North America and beyond. All players in the league must have NCAA eligibility remaining in order to participate...
, a collegiate summer baseball league. Mankato West High School and Loyola Catholic School
Loyola Catholic School
Loyola Catholic School , is located in Mankato, Minnesota. Located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona, the school has two campuses, the Fitzgerald Campus, housing grades four through eight, and the Good Council Campus, which houses grades K-3 and 9-12...
also use the venue. It was built in 1961, and holds 1,400 people. The first Northwoods League
Northwoods League
The Northwoods League is a collegiate summer baseball league comprising teams of the top college players from North America and beyond. All players in the league must have NCAA eligibility remaining in order to participate...
game at the field was played in June 1999.