UC-Riverside Sports Center
Encyclopedia
UC-Riverside Sports Center is a stadium
in Riverside, California
. It is primarily used for baseball
and was the home of Riverside Pilots
before they moved to Lancaster, California
to become the Lancaster JetHawks
in 1996. The ballpark is currently the home of the University of California, Riverside
Highlanders baseball team. The ballpark has a capacity of 2,500 people. The field was the site of the NCAA Division II College World Series from 1980 to 1984. Several improvements were made during the 2007 season, including a new hometeam locker room along the left field line, and a statue of the UCR Bear in concrete near the entrance to the facility.
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 Riverside, California
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...
. 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 was the home of Riverside Pilots
Riverside Pilots
The Riverside Pilots were a minor league baseball team in Riverside, California. They were a high-A class team that played in the California League, and were a farm team of the Seattle Mariners for the franchise’s entire stay in Riverside...
before they moved to Lancaster, California
Lancaster, California
Lancaster is a charter city in northern Los Angeles County, in the high desert, near the Kern County line. Lancaster currently ranks as the 30th largest city in California, and the 148th largest city in the United States. Lancaster is the principal city within the Antelope Valley...
to become the Lancaster JetHawks
Lancaster JetHawks
The Lancaster JetHawks are a minor league baseball team of the California League located in Lancaster, California. The team is named for the city's association with the aerospace industry and plays its home games at Clear Channel Stadium...
in 1996. The ballpark is currently the home of the University of California, Riverside
University of California, Riverside
The University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United...
Highlanders baseball team. The ballpark has a capacity of 2,500 people. The field was the site of the NCAA Division II College World Series from 1980 to 1984. Several improvements were made during the 2007 season, including a new hometeam locker room along the left field line, and a statue of the UCR Bear in concrete near the entrance to the facility.