Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium
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Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium (also known as Wolff Stadium) is a stadium in San Antonio, Texas. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the San Antonio Missions minor league baseball team, Double-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. The San Antonio Missions are part of the Texas League, a minor league baseball organization. The UTSA Roadrunners baseball team also plays some home games at the stadium.
It was opened on April 18, 1994 and has a capacity of about 9,500 spectators, including fixed seats, luxury boxes, a picnic area down the right field foul line, and a left field berm. The dimensions (from home plate to the outfield wall) are: 310 feet (94.5 m) to left field, 402 feet (122.5 m) to center field, and 340 feet (103.6 m) to right field.
The stadium is located about 8 miles (13 km) from the Alamo and downtown San Antonio on the city’s west side.
Viewing the stadium from the outside entrance (behind home plate) there are two large brick belltowers, in keeping with a southwestern theme. Most of the seating area is shaded by a large high roof. There are no poles to impede views as seen in some older minor league parks at the Double-A and Single-A level. A concourse wraps around the playing field and enables spectators varied views of the game and stadium.
The section behind homeplate has individul seats; the left and right field seating areas, however, are entirely made up of bleachers.
Planes can often be seen flying in to Lackland Air Force Base behind the outfield wall. The Missions regularly have "Military Night", inviting recently graduated troops to Friday night games.
The stadium's namesake, Nelson Wolff, is a former Texas legislator and San Antonio councilman and mayor, who as of 2007 is the current County Judge for Bexar County.
[edit] Stadium Upgrades
Following the 2006 season the city of San Antonio voted 9-0 to a revised lease of Wolff Stadium. The San Antonio Missions would take control of the stadium and plan to invest 1.2 million dollars (USD) to improving the concession areas, creating a fiesta deck in left field, an improved sound system, an LED scoreboard to replace the scoreboard in right field, and a new paint job.
In addition the city of San Antonio will invest $300,000 for new lighting.
The lease also calls for the Missions to spend the next 10 years in the stadium. There are three options of five years each as well.
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| Current ballparks in the Texas League | ||
| North Division | South Division | |
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| Arvest Ballpark • Dickey-Stephens Park Drillers Stadium • Hammons Field |
Citibank Ballpark • Dr Pepper Ballpark Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • Whataburger Field |
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