Arvest Ballpark is a stadium in

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. It is primarily used for

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, as the home of the

Northwest Arkansas Naturals The Northwest Arkansas Naturals are a Minor League Baseball team based in Springdale, Arkansas. The team is a member of the Texas League, and serves as the Double-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. The Naturals play at Arvest Ballpark, whic ...

of the

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. The ballpark has a capacity of 7,305 people and opened in 2008. Arvest Ballpark was designed by the Kansas City

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firm Populous. Arvest Ballpark was named the 2008 Ballpark of the year by baseballparks.com

History

Springdale's Mayor Jerre M. Van Hoose and the head of the Chamber of Commerce, Perry Webb, knew what it would take to bring the affiliated Minor Leagues to the area. Not only would they have to find a team willing to move, they would also need to provide them with a better facility than what they would be leaving behind. A referendum was held on July 11, 2006, where local voters approved by a narrow margin the continuation of a 1% sales tax to fund the ballpark. Ground for the ballpark was broken on February 27, 2007. Construction was performed by Crossland Construction and completed in April 2008. On September 10, 2007, a naming rights deal was reach with Arvest Bank Group, Inc. of nearby Bentonville, and the new ballpark's official name was introduced as Arvest Ballpark on October 5, 2007. The first game played at Arvest Ballpark was the 2008 opening day game between the Naturals and the San Antonio Missions on April 10, 2008. The Naturals lost 7-1 in front of a sellout crowd of 7,820.

Images

File:Arvest_Ballpark_bullpen_cafe.jpg, Arvest Ballpark Bullpen Cafè, located beyond left field File:Frisco RoughRiders vs. Northwest Arkansas Naturals May 2017 05.jpg, View from behind home plate File:Frisco RoughRiders vs. Northwest Arkansas Naturals May 2017 07.jpg, Batting cages File:Frisco RoughRiders vs. Northwest Arkansas Naturals May 2017 08.jpg, Luxury suite File:Frisco RoughRiders vs. Northwest Arkansas Naturals May 2017 10.jpg, Press box

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Arvest Ballpark
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