LYNCHBURG CITY STADIUM

TEAM ::: LYNCHBURG HILLCATS
LOCATION ::: LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA
MY FIRST GAME ::: MAY 17,2004
OPPONENT ::: POTOMAC CANNONS
LEVEL ::: CAROLINA LEAUE 'A'

BALLFIELD ::: A
SCOREBOARD ::: B
FOOD ::: B+
FACILITIES ::: C
MASCOT ::: B

MY TAKE ON THE PARK

LOCATED OFF OF A 2 LANE HIGHWAY IN LYNCHBURG SITS THIS PARK THAT REALLY IS ABOUT AS NON DESCRIPT AS THEY COME.

A NEW PRESS BOX / LUXURY BOX AREA COVERS ABOUT 4 SECTIONS OF CHAIRS, ALL GENERAL ADMISSION FROM THE THIRD ROW BACK , WITH 2 SECTIONS OF UNCOVERED BLEACHERS DOWN EACH LINE.

THE FIRST IMPRESSION OF CITY STADIUM IS THE PARKING LOT ... A STEEP HILL FILLED WITH POTHOLES AND ONE THAT ALSO OFFERS THAT GREAT SPOT CLOSE TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE .. OF COURSE, THAT SPOT HAS A HIGH PROBABILITY OF BEING HIT WITH A FOUL BALL ... LIKE HAGERSTOWN, TAKE THE SPOT AWAY FROM THE STADIUM.

ONCE YOU GET TO THE TOP OF THE HILL TO THE TICKET WINDOW, THE PLACE CHANGES. AS WITH ALL OF MY VIRGINIA EXPERIENCES, EXTREMLY NICE PEOPLE AT THE TICKET WINDOW, AT THE GATE AND THROUGHOUT THE PARK.

LIKE TRENTON, YOU WALK UP TO THE CONCOURSE WHICH SITS BEHIND THE SEATING AREA .. THE CONCOURSE IS HUGE, VERY CLEAN AND ABLE TO HANDLE BIG CROWDS, WHICH I DON'T THINK THEY GET IN LYNCHBURG. THE SCOREBOARD IS A STANDARD LINE SCORE THAT HAS A GREEN FACE AND BRIGHT ORANGE NUMBERS. THE MASCOT, SOUTHPAW, WALKS AROUND THE SEATING AREA AND PARTICIPATES IN THE RUN THE BASES RACE.

THE CONCESSIONS ARE STANDARD BUT THEY DO OFFER A PITCHER OF BEER FOR $12 IN A LYNCHBURG HILLCAT PITCHER THAT MAKES A GREAT SOUVENIR.

LYNCHBURG IS NOT ACCESSIBLE BY INTERSTATE BUT IS A GREAT FIRST OR SECOND STOP ON A BASEBALL TRIP. THE CITIES OF RICHMOND AND SALEM ARE WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS DRIVE AS WELL MANY OF THE APPALACHIAN LEAGUE PARKS.