Zephyr Field
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| Former names | Zephyr Field (1997–2016) |
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| Location | 6000 Airline Drive Metairie, Louisiana 70003 |
| Coordinates | 29°58′31.59″N 90°11′59.07″W / 29.9754417°N 90.1997417°WCoordinates: 29°58′31.59″N 90°11′59.07″W / 29.9754417°N 90.1997417°W |
| Owner | State of Louisiana |
| Operator | New Orleans Baby Cakes Baseball Club, LLC. |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Field size | Left Field: 330 feet (100 m) Center Field: 400 feet (120 m) Right Field: 330 feet (100 m) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | November 30, 1995 |
| Opened | April 11, 1997 |
| Construction cost | US$26 million |
| Architect |
Populous (then HOK Sport) Perez Apc ARCHITECTS PLUS (2006 Hurricane Katrina Restorations) |
| Project manager | The Tobler Company |
| Structural engineer | Kulkarni Consultants |
| General contractor | Joseph Caldarera & Company |
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New Orleans Baby Cakes (PCL) (1997–present) New Orleans Storm (USISL) (1998–1999) Tulane Green Wave (NCAA) (2006–2007) Conference USA Baseball Tournament (1998, 2001) Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament (1999) |
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Shrine on Airline is a 10,000-seat baseball park in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans, that hosted its first regular season baseball game on April 11, 1997, as the tenants of the facility, the New Orleans Baby Cakes (then known as the New Orleans Zephyrs), defeated the Oklahoma City 89ers, 8-3.
The ballpark hosted the 1998 and 2001 Conference USA Baseball Tournaments, and the 1999 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament. Shrine on Airline was also the site of the Class 5A Louisiana High School Athletic Association baseball tournament in 2004 and 2005. The facility also hosts concerts and events.
In addition to being the home of the Baby Cakes, the stadium, known as Zephyr Field from 1997 to 2016, also hosts select games of the Tulane University Green Wave baseball program. The team plays annual games against cross-town rival, the University of New Orleans Privateers, and arch-rival, Louisiana State University Tigers, at the ballpark. During the 2006 and 2007 baseball seasons, Zephyr Field was the primary home of the Green Wave, as Tulane's on-campus facility, Greer Field at Turchin Stadium, was undergoing renovations. The renovations were scheduled to be completed in time for the 2006 season, but Hurricane Katrina significantly damaged Turchin Stadium, forcing a delay in the project. In the hurricane's aftermath, Zephyr Field was utilized by the Louisiana Army National Guard and the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a rescue facility. In 2006, the state of Louisiana approved $21 million to recover Zephyr Field from the effects of Katrina. Additional funds from the bill covered recovery costs for the New Orleans Saints' training facility, located behind the ballpark, and the New Orleans Arena.
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