The Riverside Sports Complex, in
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States. It is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River. As of the 2020 census, the city has a population of 314,998. It is the most populous city in th ...
, is the home field of the
University of California, Riverside
The University of California, Riverside (UCR or UC Riverside) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Riverside, California, United States. It is one of the ten campuses of the University of Cali ...
baseball team. The stadium seats 2,500 and features a home team locker room built personally by
Troy Percival, a UC Riverside alumnus.
A statue of the UCR Bear in concrete just inside the entrance to the facility was erected in 2007. The stadium also has a pair of hitting cages located underneath the grandstands.
History
The stadium is primarily used for baseball and was the home of
Riverside Pilots before they moved to
Lancaster to become the
Lancaster JetHawks
The Lancaster JetHawks were a baseball team located in Lancaster, California. They were named for the city's association with the aerospace industry and played their home games at The Hangar. From 1996 to 2020, they were members of Minor League B ...
in 1996. It was also the home of the
Riverside Red Wave from 1988 to 1990.
The stadium was the site of the
Division II College World Series from 1980 to 1984.
Riverside Sports Complex Baseball Stadium
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Gallery
File:Riverside Sports Complex (UC Riverside) scoreboard.jpg, Riverside Sports Complex-scoreboard
File:Riverside Sports Complex (UC Riverside) grandstand-batting cages.jpg, Riverside Sports Complex-grandstand and batting cages
See also
* UC Riverside Highlanders
The UC Riverside Highlanders represent the University of California, Riverside (UCR) in Riverside, California in 15 men's and women's intercollegiate athletics. The Highlanders compete in NCAA Division I; they are members of the Big West Confere ...
* List of NCAA Division I baseball venues
This is a list of stadiums that currently serve as the home venue for National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA NCAA Division I, Division I college baseball teams. Conference affiliations reflect those in the upcoming 2025 NCAA baseball seaso ...
References
External links
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UC Riverside Highlanders baseball
College baseball venues in California
Cincinnati Reds spring training venues
Sports venues in Riverside, California
UC Riverside Highlanders sports venues