Mackenzie Stadium
The Mack[1] | |
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Location | 500 Beech Street, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA |
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Capacity | 4,100 |
Field size | 327 ft. (LF, RF) 377 ft. (CF) |
Surface | Natural grass |
Scoreboard | Yes |
Construction | |
Built | 1933 |
Opened | 1933 |
Tenants | |
Holyoke Millers (EL) (1977-1982) Holyoke Giants (NECBL) (2004-2007) Elms College Blazers (NECC) (2005-present) Holyoke Blue Sox (NECBL) (2008-present) |
Mackenzie Stadium is a baseball venue located in Holyoke, Massachusetts.[2] It was home to the Holyoke Millers and today is used by both the Valley Blue Sox of the New England Collegiate Baseball League (since 2008)[2] and the Elms College Blazers of the New England Collegiate Conference (since 2005).[3] It was built in 1933 and has a capacity of 4,100 people.[4]
Mackenzie Stadium hosted the 2009 NECBL All-Star Game on July 18, 2009. The game, attended by an All-Star Game record 4,906 fans, was won by the host West Division 6–5.[5]
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Former tenants
The stadium was the home of the Holyoke Millers of the Double-A Eastern League for six seasons between 1977 and 1982.[6] The Millers were Eastern League champions in 1980.[7] Following the 1982 season, the franchise moved to Nashua, New Hampshire and became the Nashua Angels. The franchise still exists today as the Harrisburg Senators, Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals.[8]
Mackenzie was also home to the Holyoke Giants of the New England Collegiate Baseball League from 2004 to 2007 until the team moved to Lynn, Massachusetts and became the North Shore Navigators.[9]
Field dedication
The stadium is named after Medal of Honor recipient John Mackenzie. Mackenzie was given the honor for actions performed upon the USS Remlik on December 17, 1917, during World War I. The field was dedicated in his honor on September 4, 1939.[10]
NECBL attendance
The following is a list of the attendance figures of the two NECBL franchises to play at Mackenzie Stadium, the Holyoke Giants (2004–2007) and Valley Blue Sox (2008–present). In 2011, the Blue Sox for the first time led the NECBL in attendance.[11]
Season | Game Avg. | Season Total | Lge. Rk. |
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Holyoke Giants | |||
2004[12] | 548 | 11,514 | 8th |
2005[13] | 478 | 10,049 | 9th |
2006[14] | 398 | 8,371 | 10th |
2007[15] | 476 | 10,011 | 9th |
Holyoke/Valley Blue Sox | |||
2008[16] | 1,068 | 22,429 | 5th |
2009[17] | 1,156 | 24,284 | 4th |
2010[18] | 1,182 | 23,636 | 3rd |
2011[11] | 2,510 | 50,206 | 1st |
2012[19] | 974 | 18,497 | 4th |
Photo gallery
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Mackenzie Stadium sign.JPG
A stadium sign located near the left field entrance.
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Blue Sox Swamp Bats from Grandstand1.JPG
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Blue Sox Outfielders.JPG
2010 Blue Sox Outfielders Brandon Miller (left) and Nick LaCroix (right).
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Blue Sox Swamp Bats from Grandstand3.JPG
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John Mackenzie Plaque at Mackenzie Stadium.JPG
Plaque of dedication located at left field entrance.
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Swamp Bats' Ferguson Pitching to Blue Sox' Ammirati.jpg
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Blue Sox Swamp Bats from Grandstand2.JPG
References
- ↑ Holyoke Loses game One versus Mountaineers, Heads to the Mack’ for game Two at necbl.com, URL accessed August 17, 2009
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Holyoke Sox Info at necbl.com
- ↑ Game Facilities at athletics.elms.edu
- ↑ Mackenzie Stadium at ballparkreviews.com
- ↑ West Wins All-Star game in Holyoke, Hometown Hero gets MVP at necbl.com, URL accessed August 21, 2009. Archived 2009-09-07.
- ↑ Eastern League (AA) Encyclopedia and History at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed August 17, 2009
- ↑ Eastern League Champions at sports123.com, URL accessed August 17, 2009
- ↑ Holyoke Millers Logos at sportslogos.net, URL accessed August 17, 2009
- ↑ About the NECBL at necbl.com, URL accessed August 17, 2009
- ↑ digitalballparks.com Mackenzie Stadium Photo Gallery, Photo 1 at digitalballparks.com, URL accessed November 30, 2008
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2004webstats/confstat.HTM NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 22, 2008
- ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2005webstats/confstat.HTM NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 27, 2008
- ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2006webstats/confstat.HTM NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 27, 2008
- ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2007webstats/pd.htm#team.gms NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 20, 2008
- ↑ http://www.necbl.com/2008webstats/confstat.HTM NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 27, 2008
- ↑ Team Statistics 2009 at necbl.com, URL accessed August 1, 2009
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