Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville
| Community First Park | |
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| Former names | Jacksonville Baseball Park (planning/construction) |
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| Location | 301 A. Philip Randolph Boulevard Jacksonville, Florida 32202 |
| Coordinates | 30°19′30″N 81°38′35″W / 30.324968°N 81.643069°WCoordinates: 30°19′30″N 81°38′35″W / 30.324968°N 81.643069°W |
| Owner | City of Jacksonville |
| Operator | SMG |
| Capacity | 11,000 (baseball) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | December 11, 2001 |
| Opened | April 4, 2003 |
| Construction cost |
$34 million ($44.3 million in 2016 dollars) |
| Architect | Populous |
| Project manager | Gilbane/Scheer/Renaissance |
| Structural engineer | Bliss & Nyitray, Inc. |
| Services engineer | John J. Christie & Associates, PC |
| General contractor | Barton-Malow |
| Tenants | |
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Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (SL) (2003–present) Jacksonville Armada FC (NASL) (2015–2016) |
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The Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville is a baseball park in Jacksonville, Florida. It is the home stadium of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp baseball team, who play in the Class Double-A Southern League, and the Jacksonville Armada FC of the North American Soccer League. The facility is known as Community First Park for Jacksonville Armada games. The facility opened in 2003.
The Baseball Grounds were proposed as part of the city planning program known as the Better Jacksonville Plan. It was designed to replace the aging Wolfson Park, the Jumbo Shrimp's previous home. The facility cost $34 million and broke ground in 2002, with construction being completed the following year.
The ballpark was the first completed project of the Better Jacksonville Plan. The Atlantic Coast Conference baseball championship was held at the venue from 2005–2008. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets won the first ACC Tournament at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, followed by the Clemson Tigers in 2006, the North Carolina Tar Heels in 2007, and the Miami Hurricanes in 2008.
The Baseball Grounds hosts an annual game between the Florida Gators and the Florida State Seminoles. The most recent game was on March 25, 2014 when Florida defeated Florida State 4–1 in front of 10,125 fans.
On July 17, 2013 the Baseball Grounds hosted the Southern League All-Star Game. The South Division defeated the North Division 6–0 in front of a crowd of 9,373.
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