Guy Smith Stadium

Guy Smith Stadium

Guy Smith Stadium during a Greenville Yard Gnomes game in 2024
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Address	1051 Moye Boulevard Greenville, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°36′08″N 77°23′43″W
Owner	City of Greenville
Operator	City of Greenville
Capacity	3,000 (1939)[1] 2,100 (1950)[1] 1,500 (2024)[2]
Field size	320-365-320 (1939) 320-390-320 (1940)[1]
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	1939 (1939)
Renovated	2024
Construction cost	$50,000 (1939)[3] $1 million (2024)[2]
Builder	Works Project Administration[3]
Tenants
Greenville Yard Gnomes (CPL) 2024–present JH Rose High School Greenville Greenies (CPL (D)) 1939–1941, 1946–1951 East Carolina Pirates football (NCAA) 1939–1941, 1946–1948

Guy Smith Stadium is a sports stadium in Greenville, North Carolina. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home of the Greenville Yard Gnomes, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Coastal Plain League.

Guy Smith Stadium was built by the Works Project Administration for $50,000 in 1939 (equivalent to $1,095,000 in 2023). The ballpark is located within Guy Smith Park^[3] at 1051 Moye Boulevard.^[4] In 2022, the baseball field at the stadium was officially named Ronald “RV” Vincent Field for the long-time JH Rose High School baseball coach who is the all-time winningest coach in North Carolina high school baseball history.^[5]

The Greenville Greenies played minor league baseball at the stadium as members of the Coastal Plain League (Class D) (1939–1941, 1946–1951).^[1] The Greenville Yard Gnomes will start playing collegiate summer baseball at the stadium in the current Coastal Plain League with the 2024 season.^[6][7] Stadium renovations for the 2024 season, at a cost of $1 million,^[2] include new seats, additional restroom facilities and concessions, a new hitting tunnel, and a new batting cage.^[8]

References

1. "Guy Smith Stadium in Greenville, NC history and teams on StatsCrew.com". StatsCrew.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
2. Suppes, Davis (December 15, 2023). "New Greenville City Council gets to work, Project Gen talk postponed". WNCT-TV. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
3. "About Greenville, North Carolina". Tournament of State Champions. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
4. "Facility Directory Table List". Greenville, NC. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
5. "Guy Smith Stadium field named for J.H. Rose's Vincent". WNCT-TV. May 13, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
6. Reichard, Kevin (October 5, 2023). "CPL Greenville team on tap for Guy Smith Stadium". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
7. Reichard, Kevin (January 24, 2024). "New for 2024: Greenville Yard Gnomes". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
8. Jenkins, Erin; Muck, Mekaela (January 23, 2024). "City of Greenville making updates to Guy Smith Stadium for new CPL team". WNCT-TV. Retrieved January 28, 2024.

External links

• "Guy Smith Park | Facility Directory Table List | Greenville, NC". Greenville, NC. Retrieved January 28, 2024.