Greensboro officials are weighing options for the future of rapidly deteriorating War Memorial Stadium, the former home to professional baseball in that North Carolina city. Opening in 1926, War Memorial Stadium was built for football and adapted over the years for baseball. Currently used for high-school and college baseball, the condition of the ballpark has […]
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Record crowd views ACC tourney game in Greensboro
History made at Greenboro’s NewBridge Bank Park: the largest crowd to see a college baseball game in North Carolina — some 10,229 fans — were on hand Saturday for the ACC tourney. It was also the largest crowd to see an Atlantic Coast Conference tourmament game. Georgia Tech won all four games in Greensboro and became […]
War Memorial Stadium / Greensboro Bats
With crowded concourses, limited parking and some odd sightlines, War Memorial Stadium in Greensboro did not provide the best atmosphere for baseball. But it was a classic ballpark from a different era, and that for that reason alone its departure from professional baseball next season will leave a hole for those who love old […]