![]() Winston-Salem has been a member of the league since its founding, the sole city to be able to make that claim, and the franchise has had seven names since then, with Dash debuting in 2009, the year their new ballpark was supposed to open. Also not seen by most is the mural in the large dining room behind home plate in the upper (club) level, where a whole lot of Winston-Salem baseball history is depicted, as it's not a place you can walk up to unless you are in a suite, club seat or part of a party on a deck.įortunately, any fan can get a baseball history lesson on the back wall of the concourse beneath the upscale area, as signs there detail the feats of some of the most famous names to play in the Carolina League, which began in 1945. With most people descending from the elevated areas beyond the outfield (that's where all general parking is) to enter the ballpark through its open-ended half, few fans get to see the beauty of the all brick facade that glistens in the evening sun. A hill spanning the length of the outfield starts its rise not too far behind the outfield. Those are just some of the highlights stationed around the low-lying field, as BB&T Ballpark sits in a valley of sorts. In general, this is a great standing space place, with openness aplenty on a concourse that remains open to the playing field it encircles and is particularly wide in the outfield, where the main entrance, team store, kids' play area, a large bar and small section of "home run porch" seats are. Those sitting in the stands can see the Winston-Salem skyline and a whopper of a high-end scoreboard in right-center, where the video content and statistical displays shown are major league caliber in production value and thoroughness. About 1,000 people can sit on the grass that has a steep enough pitch to be a legit lay down lawn, meaning you can fully recline and still see most of the field. The nearly $50 million BB&T Ballpark has 5,500 seats in two levels plus a steeply sloped outfield lawn that wraps around the left field foul pole. Named for the bank based in the city's nearby downtown, BB&T Ballpark reminds me most of the spring training ballparks in Arizona, so the residents of this longtime Carolina League city have something that's worthy of evoking comparisons to the marvelously modern Cactus League ballparks, but completed at about half the cost and with a capacity half their norm as well. Where the pursuit of baseball never ends.Ī visit to Winston-Salem's ballpark will have you hoping for extra innings. Our Pro Baseball Ballpark List includes every current one. See all the ballparks, like Winston-Salem's Truist Stadium, in which professional baseball is played. Legion Field in Danville, VA (76.2 miles)ĭurham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham (80.6 miles) Intimidators Stadium in Kannapolis (52.8 miles) ![]() * Attendance figures listed are the regular season totals drawn by the Winston-Salem Dash at BB&T Ballparkįirst National Bank Field in Greensboro (29.3 miles)īurlington Athletic Stadium in Burlington (52.4 miles) Truist Stadium - Winston-Salem Dash Baseball Pilgrimages ![]()
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