Joseph L. Bruno Stadium
Encyclopedia
Joseph L. Bruno Stadium is a stadium
in North Greenbush
, New York
. It is primarily used for baseball
and is the home field of the Tri-City Valley Cats
minor league
baseball team. Named after former New York State Senate majority leader and convicted felon Joseph Bruno
, who secured the $14 million needed to construct the stadium, "The Joe" is situated on the campus of Hudson Valley Community College
. Designed by Clough Harbour & Associates
, it opened in 2002 and has a seating capacity
of 4,500 people. The stadium can hold over 6,000 with the outfield berm, concourse, picnic pavilion, and luxury boxes. The Design-Build project was managed by U.W. Marx Construction.
The ValleyCats, who just completed their sixth season in the Capital Region, have set attendance records in 2004 (110,497), 2005 (116,674), 2006 (129,126) and again in 2007 and 2008. The 'Cats have totaled over 100,000 fans to Joseph L. Bruno Stadium every season since their inception.
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 North Greenbush
North Greenbush, New York
North Greenbush is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. North Greenbush is located in the western part of the county. The population was 10,805 at the 2000 census....
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. 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 Tri-City Valley Cats
Tri-City Valley Cats
The Tri-City ValleyCats are a minor league baseball team based in Troy, New York and the 2010 champions of the New York – Penn League . The ValleyCats are the Short-Season A classification affiliate of the Houston Astros Major League Baseball club. The name Tri-City is based on the three nearby...
minor league
Minor league
Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often competing in smaller cities. This term is used in North America with regard to several organizations competing in...
baseball team. Named after former New York State Senate majority leader and convicted felon Joseph Bruno
Joseph Bruno
Joseph L. Bruno is an American businessman, and Republican politician. He was the Temporary President of the New York State Senate and its majority leader. Most recently he also served as Lieutenant Governor of New York ....
, who secured the $14 million needed to construct the stadium, "The Joe" is situated on the campus of Hudson Valley Community College
Hudson Valley Community College
Hudson Valley Community College, a SUNY associated two-year college, is located in Troy in Rensselaer County, New York. Although about eighty percent of the students are from the local area, the remainder are from other parts of New York, other states and from some 30 countries around the...
. Designed by Clough Harbour & Associates
Clough Harbour
Clough, Harbour & Associates LLP is an engineering consulting firm headquartered in Albany, New York. The firm was founded in 1952 by John Clarkson, P.E., in Boston, Massachusetts focusing on civil design work...
, it opened in 2002 and has a 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...
of 4,500 people. The stadium can hold over 6,000 with the outfield berm, concourse, picnic pavilion, and luxury boxes. The Design-Build project was managed by U.W. Marx Construction.
The Tri-City ValleyCats
In 2008, the ValleyCats set a new single-season attendance record of 140,631 fans. This is the fifth consecutive year that a new attendance milestone has been reached. On July 4, 2008 The ValleyCats set a single game attendance record.The ValleyCats, who just completed their sixth season in the Capital Region, have set attendance records in 2004 (110,497), 2005 (116,674), 2006 (129,126) and again in 2007 and 2008. The 'Cats have totaled over 100,000 fans to Joseph L. Bruno Stadium every season since their inception.