Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium
"The Cannon"
Facility statistics
Location	Kannapolis, North Carolina
Broke ground	1994
Opened	1995
Closed	Open
Demolished	Open
Owner	Rowan County and City of Kannapolis
Operator	Smith Family Baseball (maintenance by Rowan County)
Surface	Natural Grass
Construction cost	$6,800,000 (including adjacent property)
Architect	?
Former names
Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium
Tenants
Kannapolis Intimidators (So. Atlantic) 1995- Charlotte 49ers (NCAA) 2003,2007
Seating capacity
4,700 (seated)
Dimensions
Left Field: 330 Left-Center: 375 Center Field: 400 Right-Center: 375 Right Field: 310

Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium is a baseball stadium in Kannapolis, North Carolina. It is the home venue for the Kannapolis Intimidators, the Class A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox.

[edit] History

When the Intimidators franchise (then known as the Piedmont Phillies) began play in 1995, the stadium's construction was not complete. The field and seating areas were ready for the team's first game in April of that year, but the concession stands, restrooms, luxury boxes, and box office were not complete until that winter. The stadium was named for the Fieldcrest Cannon Corporation, the textile giant that built the mill town of Kannapolis and operated it until the city was incorporated in 1984.

In addition to home games for the Intimidators, Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium is also used for several local high school baseball games each spring in addition to select Amateur Athletic Union events throughout the year.

The stadium was the home of UNC Charlotte's baseball team during the 2003 season while their on-campus facility's playing surface was being redone. The 49ers played in Kannapolis again for the first part of the 2007 season while their stadium was undergoing a $6 million renovation.

A new scoreboard was installed in center field for the 2005 season, replacing the original board that the stadium used when it opened.

[edit] External links

• Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium Views - Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues

• Salisbury Post article about ownership issues

v • d • e Current ballparks in the South Atlantic League Northern Division Appalachian Power Park • Applebee's Park • Arthur W. Perdue Stadium • FirstEnergy Park • NewBridge Bank Park • L. P. Frans Stadium • Municipal Stadium Southern Division Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium • Fluor Field at the West End • Grayson Stadium • Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park • Lake Olmstead Stadium • McCormick Field • State Mutual Stadium

v • d • e Sports venues in Metrolina Current American Legion Memorial Stadium (Charlotte) • Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte) • Belk Track/Transamerica Field (Charlotte) • Bojangles' Coliseum (Charlotte) • Cabarrus Arena & Events Center (Concord) • Charlotte Christian School (Charlotte) • Concord Speedway (Concord) • Dale F. Halton Arena (Charlotte) • Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium (Kannapolis) • Grady Cole Center (Charlotte) • Irwin Belk Complex (Charlotte) • Irwin Belk Stadium (Wingate) • John M. Belk Arena (Davidson) • Keffer Stadium (Charlotte) • Knights Castle (Fort Mill) • Lowe's Motor Speedway (Concord) • Richardson Stadium (Davidson) • Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium (Charlotte) • Sims Legion Park (Gastonia) • Time Warner Cable Arena (Charlotte) • U.S. National Whitewater Center (Mecklenburg Co.) • Waddell High School Stadium (Charlotte) • Winthrop Coliseum (Rock Hill) Future Matthews Sportsplex (Being built, Matthews) • New Knights Stadium (Planned, Charlotte) Defunct Belk Gymnasium (Closed, Charlotte) • Charlotte Coliseum (Demolished, Charlotte) • Griffith/Crockett Park (Burned down, Charlotte) • Metrolina Speedway (Dormant, Charlotte)

Coordinates: 35°30′28″N 80°33′59″W / 35.50778°N 80.56639°W / 35.50778; -80.56639