Hunter Wright Stadium

Hunter Wright Stadium
Construction
Hunter Wright Stadium
Former names	Kingsport Sports Complex
Address	800 Granby Road
Location	Kingsport, TN
Coordinates	36°33′46″N 82°35′55″W / 36.56278°N 82.59861°W / 36.56278; -82.59861Coordinates: 36°33′46″N 82°35′55″W / 36.56278°N 82.59861°W / 36.56278; -82.59861
Type	Baseball stadium
Genre(s)	Sporting events divisional playoffs
Seating type	Metal bleachers
Capacity	2,500
Field size	Left field: 330 feet (100 m) Center field: 410 feet (120 m) Right field: 330 feet (100 m)
Field shape	Standard baseball diamond
Surface	Grass
Built	1995 (1995)
Tenants
Appalachian Athletic Conference^[1] Mid-South Conference^[1] Amateur Athletic Union^[1] NAIA World Series Gate City High School Dobyns-Bennett High School Coca-Cola Classic (1998-Present)^[2]^[3]
Website
www.stadiumjourney.com/stadiums/hunter-wright-stadium-s240/

Hunter Wright Stadium is a minor league baseball facility in Kingsport, Tennessee, named for the popular muli-term former mayor. Built in 1995, it seats 2,500. Hunter Wright is the home field of the Kingsport Mets, an affiliate of the New York Mets, in the Appalachian League.

The stadium's location, just a couple of miles from the Tennessee-Virginia line, allows Gate City High School in nearby Gate City, Va to rent the field for its baseball games, making Hunter Wright the home field for its Blue Devils baseball team. Hunter Wright also hosts a few home games for Kingsport's Dobyns-Bennett High School Indians, returning the favor from when the K-Mets played at the high school's field.

External links

References

1 2 3 "Hunter Wright Stadium Information". KINGSPORT METS. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
↑ Thwaites, George. "Coca-Cola Classic: Vikings come alive against Pats after being taken to woodshed by 'Betsy". KINGSPORT TIMES-NEWS. Kingsport Publishing Corporation. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
↑ Wilmoth, Steve (26 February 2014). "Schedule Announced for 2014 Coca-Cola Classic". Tri-Cities Sports. Retrieved 7 April 2015.

Current ballparks in the Appalachian League

East Division	American Legion Field Bowen Field Burlington Athletic Stadium Calfee Park H. P. Hunnicutt Field

West Division	DeVault Memorial Stadium Hunter Wright Stadium Joe O'Brien Field Pioneer Park TVA Credit Union Ballpark

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