Myrtle Beach Ballpark
Myrtle Beach Ballpark – home to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans – originally named Coastal Federal Field and since renamed TicketReturn.com Field at Pelicans Ballpark.
The award-winning project began as the dream of then-Mayor, Bob Grissom, to return professional baseball to Myrtle Beach, and proceeded to become a reality, on-time and on-budget. Ground was broken for the stadium in March of 1998 and it was completed just in time for opening day on April 12, 1999, with a gala grand opening.
Environmental Concepts considered: siting of the stadium for street presence; field orientation and dimensions for the parent team’s game strategy preferences; vehicular circulation and parking layout for game day and special events; as well as storm water detention as a central feature during site specific planning efforts. In addition, the site is activated with the highly-utilized Pelican Porch picnic plaza, the Optimist Club Playground, a grassed seating berm, and the Grissom Memorial Youth Diamond Fund Plaza.
The ballpark features 5,200 fixed seats from Fulton County Stadium, former home of the Atlanta Braves and at maximum capacity the stadium can host 6,600 attendees. The stadium has nine luxury suites, each designed to accommodate 24 guests. The field dimensions are: 328 feet down the right field line, 308 feet down the left field line, and 400 feet to center field.
A rewarding project on many levels, the design team was invited to present the proposed ballpark plans to the Atlanta Braves Organization at Turner Field for final approval prior to construction.
The award-winning project began as the dream of then-Mayor, Bob Grissom, to return professional baseball to Myrtle Beach, and proceeded to become a reality, on-time and on-budget. Ground was broken for the stadium in March of 1998 and it was completed just in time for opening day on April 12, 1999, with a gala grand opening.
Environmental Concepts considered: siting of the stadium for street presence; field orientation and dimensions for the parent team’s game strategy preferences; vehicular circulation and parking layout for game day and special events; as well as storm water detention as a central feature during site specific planning efforts. In addition, the site is activated with the highly-utilized Pelican Porch picnic plaza, the Optimist Club Playground, a grassed seating berm, and the Grissom Memorial Youth Diamond Fund Plaza.
The ballpark features 5,200 fixed seats from Fulton County Stadium, former home of the Atlanta Braves and at maximum capacity the stadium can host 6,600 attendees. The stadium has nine luxury suites, each designed to accommodate 24 guests. The field dimensions are: 328 feet down the right field line, 308 feet down the left field line, and 400 feet to center field.
A rewarding project on many levels, the design team was invited to present the proposed ballpark plans to the Atlanta Braves Organization at Turner Field for final approval prior to construction.
Project Cost: More than $2,000,000
Country: United States
