Upsets once again ruled the day in the short-season A Best of the Ballparks competition, as Susquehanna Bank Park at Historic Bowman Field and Monongalia County Ballpark are the two finalists.
Susquehanna Bank Park at Historic Bowman Field (Williamsport Crosscutters) has been the obvious fan favorite in this competition, rolling past higher-seeded ballparks — including Ripken Stadium (Aberdeen IronBirds) to reach the finals. In the other bracket, Monongalia County Ballpark (West Virginia Black Bears) was chosen by fans over Centennial Field (Vermont Lake Monsters).
We know from marketing/user research stats a third of our readers work in the baseball industry, so we’re tapping into that collective expertise. And we know from our research that a third of our readers sell to the baseball industry, so that expertise will be valuable as well. The remaining third — fans, media, government — will certainly have a different view on things as well. We can’t wait to see what our readers — whom we consider to be the smartest folks in baseball — say about the best of the ballparks.
Voting for this round is now closed.
Here is our ranking of short-season A ballparks:
1. MCU Park (Brooklyn Cyclones; NYP)
2. Ron Tonkin Field (Hillsboro Hops; NWL)
3. Medlar Field at Lubrano Park (State College Spikes; NYP)
4. Nat Bailey Stadium (Vancouver Canadians; NWL)
5. Ripken Stadium (Aberdeen IronBirds; NYP)
6. Centennial Field (Vermont Lake Monsters; NYP)
7. Monongalia County Ballpark (West Virginia Black Bears; NYP)
8. PK Park (Eugene Emeralds; NWL)
9. Joseph L. Bruno Stadium (Tri-City ValleyCats; NYP)
10. Avista Stadium (Spokane Indians; NWL)
11. Richmond County Bank Ballpark (Staten Island Yankees; NYP)
12. Dodd Stadium (Connecticut Tigers; NYP)
13. Dutchess Stadium (Hudson Valley Renegades; NYP)
14. LeLacheur Park (Lowell Spinners; NYP)
15. Volcanoes Stadium (Salem-Keizer Volcanoes; NWL)
16. Eastwood Field (Mahoning Valley Scrappers; NYP)
17. Bowman Field (Williamsport Crosscutters; NYP)
18. Everett Memorial Stadium (Everett AquaSox; NWL)
19. Gesa Stadium (Tri-City Dust Devils; NWL)
20. Memorial Stadium (Boise Hawks; NWL)
21. Falcon Park (Auburn Doubledays; NYP)
22. Dwyer Stadium (Batavia Muckdogs; NYP)
Results are listed by percentage of votes cast.
