Jack Critchfield Park
Encyclopedia
Jack Critchfield Park is a stadium
in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
. It is primarily used for baseball
and hosts the Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
college baseball team. The ballpark is also home of the Prospect League
's Slippery Rock Sliders
. It was also the home of the Slippery Rock Sliders
of the Frontier League
in 2007. The Frontier Sliders played a partial home schedule in 2007, then left Slippery Rock to become a full-time road team in 2008. However, the Prospect Sliders will be returning for the 2009 season at Jack Critchfield. Though this team is with a different league
, it will have the same uniforms and logos that were used by the Frontier League team.
The ballpark has a capacity of 1,500 people and opened in 2002. When the Frontier Sliders began their season in 2007, Jack Critchfield Park became the first baseball stadium to be utilized for minor league baseball in Butler County
in over fifty years. The last minor league game was played at nearby Pullman Park
in the city of Butler
in 1951. In 2009, Pullman Park will host its own Prospect League team. The Butler BlueSox
are expected to be one of the Sliders top rivals due to the teams being less than twenty miles from each other.
41.060715°N 80.038489°W
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 Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,068 at the 2000 census. It is home to the Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.-Geography:Slippery Rock is located at ....
. 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 hosts the Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a public, master's-level university that offers some doctoral programs in cooperation with Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Both institutions are members of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education...
college baseball team. The ballpark is also home of the Prospect League
Prospect League
The Prospect League is a collegiate summer baseball league comprising teams of college players from North America and beyond. All players in the league must have NCAA eligibility remaining in order to participate. Players are not paid so as to maintain their college eligibility...
's Slippery Rock Sliders
Slippery Rock Sliders
The Slippery Rock Sliders are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, in the United States. They are a member of the East Division of the summer collegiate Prospect League.-Frontier League past:...
. It was also the home of the Slippery Rock Sliders
Oakland County Cruisers
The Oakland County Cruisers were a professional baseball team based in Waterford Township, Michigan, in the United States. They are a member of the East Division of the Frontier League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball....
of the Frontier League
Frontier League
The Frontier League, based in Sauget, Illinois, is a professional, independent baseball organization located in the Midwestern United States, Western Pennsylvania, and Southern Ontario. It operates mostly in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and is not affiliated with either...
in 2007. The Frontier Sliders played a partial home schedule in 2007, then left Slippery Rock to become a full-time road team in 2008. However, the Prospect Sliders will be returning for the 2009 season at Jack Critchfield. Though this team is with a different league
Prospect League
The Prospect League is a collegiate summer baseball league comprising teams of college players from North America and beyond. All players in the league must have NCAA eligibility remaining in order to participate. Players are not paid so as to maintain their college eligibility...
, it will have the same uniforms and logos that were used by the Frontier League team.
The ballpark has a capacity of 1,500 people and opened in 2002. When the Frontier Sliders began their season in 2007, Jack Critchfield Park became the first baseball stadium to be utilized for minor league baseball in Butler County
Butler County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 174,083 people, 65,862 households, and 46,827 families residing in the county. The population density was 221 people per square mile . There were 69,868 housing units at an average density of 89 per square mile...
in over fifty years. The last minor league game was played at nearby Pullman Park
Pullman Park
Pullman Park is a baseball stadium located in Butler, Pennsylvania. Constructed in 1934, and rebuilt in 2008, the ballpark hosted minor league teams that were affiliated with the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, and the Pittsburgh Pirates...
in the city of Butler
Butler, Pennsylvania
The city of Butler is the county seat of Butler County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, situated north of Pittsburgh. The population was 15,121 at the 2000 census.- History :...
in 1951. In 2009, Pullman Park will host its own Prospect League team. The Butler BlueSox
Butler BlueSox
The Butler BlueSox are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Butler, Pennsylvania, in the United States. They are a member of the East Division of the summer collegiate Prospect League.-History:...
are expected to be one of the Sliders top rivals due to the teams being less than twenty miles from each other.
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