Volcanoes Stadium
Encyclopedia
Volcanoes Stadium is a stadium
in Keizer, Oregon
. It is primarily used for baseball
, and is the home field of the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
minor league
baseball
team, a Class-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants
. Nicknamed "Oregon's Field of Dreams", it opened in 1997 and has a capacity of 4,250 people. It is located adjacent to Interstate 5.
The volcanoes have won the northwest league championship in 1998, 2001, 2006, 2007, and 2009. Volcanoes Stadium is also home to Oregon's high school baseball championships and local little league teams.
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 Keizer, Oregon
Keizer, Oregon
Keizer is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States, along the 45th parallel. It was named for Thomas Dove and John Brooks Keizer, two pioneers who arrived in the Wagon Train of 1843, and later filed donation land claims. The population was 36,278 at the 2010 census...
. 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 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes are a minor league baseball team in Keizer, Oregon, United States. They are a Short-Season Class A team in the Northwest League, and have been an affiliate of the San Francisco Giants since the Volcanoes' inception in 1997...
minor league
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
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...
team, a Class-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
. Nicknamed "Oregon's Field of Dreams", it opened in 1997 and has a capacity of 4,250 people. It is located adjacent to Interstate 5.
The volcanoes have won the northwest league championship in 1998, 2001, 2006, 2007, and 2009. Volcanoes Stadium is also home to Oregon's high school baseball championships and local little league teams.