Peoria Sports Complex
Main entrance to Peoria Sports Complex, Oct-2016.
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The slatted overhang that provides some shade is visible here.
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The field during an Arizona Fall League game.
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Chronological Tour: Stop 387 |
Quick Facts:
- Location: 83rd Avenue just south of Bell Road, Peoria, Ariz. (map it using Google Maps)
- Opened: 1978 (current stadium built 1994)
- Home team: Spring training, Seattle Mariners (1994-present), San Diego Padres (1994-present), Chiba Lotte Marines (1995-98); Phoenix Firebirds, Pacific Coast League (alternate site, 1994-97); Sonoran/Peoria Explorers, Freedom Pro Baseball League (2012-13); Peoria Javelinas, Arizona Fall League
- Capacity: 10,000
Rating:
3 baseballs
The Peoria Sports Complex originated in 1978 as a set of community ball fields. Since the construction of a professional ballpark on the site in 1994, the facility, about 15 miles northwest of downtown Phoenix, has seen plenty of action, most of it in the spring. Two Major League teams use it in March; in addition, one of the Japanese professional teams used it for several seasons, as did a Korean league team. On top of that, the Arizona Fall League, a loop for prospective Major Leaguers that starts during the Major League Baseball playoffs, utilizes the field in October and November.
Site visitor Bob Flynn advises that the Phoenix Firebirds, whose home field was Scottsdale Stadium, used the Peoria ball field on fireworks nights from 1994-97 thanks to a noise restriction in Scottsdale.
Following an initial visit on an Easter weekend with no game going on, I got back here for Arizona Fall League games in 2016.
Game
| Date
| League
| Level
| Result
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1536 |
Wed 12-Oct-2016 |
Arizona Fall |
Offseason Pro |
PEORIA 7, Surprise 7, 11 inn, tie |
1540 |
Fri 14-Oct-2016 |
Arizona Fall |
Offseason Pro |
Salt River 5, PEORIA 2 |
1746 |
Fri 9-Nov-2018 |
Arizona Fall |
Offseason Pro |
PEORIA 4, Surprise 2 |
1749 |
Mon 12-Nov-2018 |
Arizona Fall |
Offseason Pro |
PEORIA 5, Salt River 4, 10 inn |
1923 |
Wed 16-Oct-2019 |
Arizona Fall |
Offseason Pro |
Surprise 4, PEORIA 2 |
2085 |
Sat 16-Oct-2021 |
Arizona Fall |
Offseason Pro |
Scottsdale 8, PEORIA 2 |
2089 |
Tue 19-Oct-2021 |
Arizona Fall |
Offseason Pro |
PEORIA 4, Salt River 2 |
2263 |
Wed 12-Oct-2022 |
Arizona Fall |
Offseason Pro |
Mesa 9, PEORIA 2 |
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