Merchantsauto.com Stadium
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| Former names | Merchantsauto.com Stadium (2006–2011) Fisher Cats Ballpark (2005) |
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| Location | One Line Drive Manchester, NH 03102 |
| Coordinates | 42°58′51″N 71°28′0″W / 42.98083°N 71.46667°WCoordinates: 42°58′51″N 71°28′0″W / 42.98083°N 71.46667°W |
| Owner | City of Manchester |
| Operator | NH Triple Play, LLC. |
| Capacity | 6,500 |
| Field size | Left Field: 326 feet Left Center: 380 feet Center Field: 400 feet Right Center: 353 feet Right Field: 306 feet |
| Surface | Natural Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May 7, 2004 |
| Opened | April 6, 2005 |
| Construction cost |
$20 million ($24.5 million in 2016 dollars) |
| Architect | HNTB |
| Project manager | Parsons Brinckerhoff |
| Structural engineer | CLD Consulting Engineers, Inc. |
| Services engineer | Henderson Engineers, Inc. |
| General contractor | Payton Construction Corp. |
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| New Hampshire Fisher Cats (EL) (2005–Present) | |
Northeast Delta Dental Stadium (formerly known as Merchantsauto.com Stadium) is a stadium in Manchester, New Hampshire that holds 6,500 people. It is used primarily for baseball, and is the home field of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats minor league (AA) baseball team. The first game played at the ballpark was on April 7, 2005, between the New Britain Rock Cats and the Fisher Cats. The first concert was performed by Bob Dylan on August 27, 2006. In 2011 insurance company Northeast Delta Dental signed a 10-year contract for the ballpark's naming rights with a five-year option.
The park was built on the former Singer Park in the Manchester Millyard, a soccer (and occasionally rugby) stadium that was also used for circuses, carnivals and a summer concert series. At least a portion of the ballpark is located on the site where bricks recovered from the demolition of the Arms Textile Mill were buried. The Arms Textile Mill was the site of the deadliest outbreak of anthrax in United States history.
The ballpark is located in the downtown area along the Merrimack River, facing northwest towards the heart of downtown. The park is within walking distance of many local landmarks, including Manchester's mill district, the SNHU Arena, the WMUR television station, the University of New Hampshire at Manchester college campus, and countless restaurants, bars, and hotels. It has an open concourse, allowing fans to view the action on the field at all times, and includes 32 luxury suites that line the upper level and provide fans with a panoramic view of the field.
One of the dominant features is the Hilton Garden Inn hotel located beyond the fence in left-center field. The hotel is 7 stories high (6 excluding clock tower) and has more than 125 rooms; each room on the south side of the hotel has windows that overlook center field and have shatterproof glass due to the proximity to the park. The Hilton hotel also has a restaurant which offers outdoor patio seating directly overlooking left-center field. Delta Dental Stadium is one of the only professional baseball fields in the United States with a hotel located inside/ alongside the stadium.
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