Travis Credit Union Park, also known as Nut Tree Stadium, was a
stadium
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in
Vacaville, California
Vacaville is a city located in Solano County, California, United States. It is located from Sacramento, California, Sacramento and from San Francisco, it is on the edge of the Sacramento Valley in Northern California. The city was founded in ...
. It was primarily used for
baseball
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and was the home field of the
Solano Steelheads
The Solano Steelheads were a minor league baseball team in Vacaville, California. They played in the independent Western Baseball League and were not affiliated with any Major League Baseball team, although four of the players in the 2002 season we ...
of the
Western Baseball League
The Western Baseball League was an independent baseball league based in the Western United States and Western Canada. Its member teams were not associated with any Major League Baseball teams. It operated from 1995 to 2002.
The league was fou ...
and later the
Solano Thunderbirds
The Solano Thunderbirds were an independent collegiate wood bat baseball team based in Vacaville, California, in the United States. They were owned by Curtis, Susan and Bryant Stocking and played their home games at Travis Credit Union Park in V ...
. The ballpark had a capacity of 2,800 people.
In 2008, a deal was reached to tear down the ballpark and move it to
Redding, California
Redding is a city in and the county seat of Shasta County, California, and the economic and cultural capital of the Shasta Cascade region of Northern California. Redding lies along the Sacramento River, north of Sacramento, California, Sacrame ...
. Bleacher and bucket seats from Vacaville were added to Redding's
Tiger Field
Tiger Field is a public use airport owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Fernley, a city in Lyon County, Nevada, United States.
History
The airpor ...
during the 2014 renovation that brought the ballpark's capacity to 1,200 seats.
References
Solano ThunderbirdsColt .45s, Simpson University reach deal to bring Vacaville baseball stadium to Redding Jeffrey Jen, ''Redding Record Searchlight'', April 1, 2008
Baseball venues in California
Minor league baseball venues
Buildings and structures in Vacaville, California
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