Dr Pepper Ballpark
Home plate entrance of Dr Pepper Ballpark
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| Former names | Dr Pepper/Seven Up Ballpark (2003–2006) |
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| Location | 7300 RoughRiders Trail Frisco, Texas, U.S. 75034 |
| Coordinates | 33°05′54″N 96°49′11″W / 33.098382°N 96.81972°WCoordinates: 33°05′54″N 96°49′11″W / 33.098382°N 96.81972°W |
| Owner | Frisco Baseball LP |
| Operator | Frisco Baseball LP |
| Capacity | 10,316 |
| Field size | Left – 335 feet (102 m) Left Center – 364 feet (111 m) Center – 409 feet (125 m) Right Center – 364 feet (111 m) Right – 335 feet (102 m) |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Broke ground | February 6, 2002 |
| Opened | April 3, 2003 |
| Construction cost |
$22.7 million ($29.6 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | David M. Schwarz HKS, Inc. |
| Project manager | The Beck Group |
| Services engineer | G.W. Vines |
| General contractor | Centex Construction Co. |
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Frisco RoughRiders (TL) (2003–present) TXU Energy Winter Games of Texas (2006–present) |
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Dr Pepper Ballpark (formerly Dr Pepper/Seven Up Ballpark) is the home ballpark of the Frisco RoughRiders Class AA minor league baseball club. Located in Frisco, Texas in the United States, the stadium has a capacity of 10,316. The ballpark is host to numerous functions in addition to minor league baseball games, including corporate and charity events, wedding receptions, city of Frisco events, and church services. Local soft drink manufacturer Dr Pepper Snapple Group holds naming rights and exclusive non-alcoholic beverage rights in the park.
Since its opening in 2003, the Dr Pepper Ballpark has won awards and garnered praise for its unique design, feel, and numerous facilities. In his design, park architect David M. Schwarz desired the creation of a village-like "park within a (ball) park". Dr Pepper Ballpark received the 2003 Texas Construction award for Best Architectural Design and was named the best new ballpark in the country by BaseballParks.com.
In 2001, Mandalay Sports Entertainment, owner of the Shreveport SwampDragons Class AA baseball team, reached an agreement with Southwest Sports Group to move the team to Frisco for the 2003 baseball season. As part of the deal, Southwest Sports Group assumed part-ownership of both the team and the ballpark to be built following the 2002 season. The project, designed by David M. Schwarz Architectural Services and HKS Sports & Entertainment Group, broke ground on February 6, 2002.
The ballpark serves as the anchor for a 74-acre (0.30 km2) $300 million development project near the intersection of State Highway 121 and the Dallas North Tollway. The project was jointly funded by the city of Frisco and Southwest Sports Group. Frisco put forth $67 million to build the complex, which was raised through special financing, unconnected to the city tax rate. On January 21, 2003, it was announced that local company Dr Pepper/Seven Up had purchased the naming rights for the new ballpark and retained exclusive non-alcoholic beverage rights for an undisclosed amount.
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