The Clipper | |
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| Location | 650 North Prince Street Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603 |
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| Public transit |  RRTA bus: 3, 6 |
| Owner | Lancaster County Redevelopment Authority |
| Operator | Lancaster Baseball LLC |
| Capacity | 6,000, expandable to 7,500 |
| Field size | Left Field: 320 feet (98 m) Left Center: 409 feet (125 m) Center Field: 400 feet (120 m) Right Center: 363 feet (111 m) Right Field: 300 feet (91 m) Wall: 17 feet (5.2 m) |
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| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 28, 2004 |
| Opened | May 11, 2005 |
| Construction cost | $23.4 million |
| Architect | Tetra Tech, Inc. |
| Tenants | |
| Lancaster Stormers (ALPB) (2005–present) Harrisburg City Islanders (USL) (2016) | |
Clipper Magazine Stadium is a baseball park located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in the Northwest Corridor neighborhood. It is the home of the Lancaster Stormers, the city's Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) franchise. It hosted its first regular-season baseball game on May 11, 2005, with the Stormers losing to the Atlantic City Surf, 4–3. The ballpark also serves as the corporate headquarters for the Atlantic League and seats 6,000 people.
The ballpark features an artificial turf playing field. Its many food stands serve Pennsylvania Dutch and Philadelphia cuisine such as whoopie pies, cheesesteaks, hoagies, Tastykakes, soft pretzels from local bakeries and the Philly Pretzel Factory, barbecue from the four-time state champion Hess's BBQ, hot dogs from Kunzler & Company, beer from the Lancaster Brewing Company and Yuengling, ice cream and tea from Turkey Hill, salty treats from Utz and Snyder's of Hanover, and confections from nearby Hershey's.[1] Clipper Magazine Stadium lies in the Northwest Corridor of Lancaster city, which includes Franklin & Marshall College and Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health. In October 2008, the venue hosted vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin during the 2008 U.S. presidential election.[2]
About 104,000 fans on BallparkDigest.com, a website by August Publications, ranked Clipper Magazine Stadium the "2020 Best of the Ballparks" out of all independent U.S. and Canadian baseball parks by a margin of 86 to 14 percent over the next runner-up, U.S. Steel Yard in Gary, Indiana.[3] Clipper Magazine Stadium also won the 2021 "Best of the Ballparks MLB Partner Leagues" over runner-up, Franklin Field in suburban Milwaukee.[4] The Atlantic League awarded Clipper Magazine Stadium the "Ballpark of the Year" following the end of its 2013 regular season, commemorating the Barnstormers staff for their excellence in groundskeeping and operations.[5]
Clipper Magazine, a local periodical company, purchased the naming rights for $2.5 million over ten years beginning in 2006.[6] They extended this agreement in 2013 through the 2019 season.[7]
- ^ "Fans Can Chow Down On Hess's BBQ In Amelia's Picnic Pavilion". Lancaster Barnstormers. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
- ^ "Sarah Palin comes to the Clip". Lancaster Barnstormers. Retrieved October 18, 2008.
- ^ "Clipper Magazine Stadium snares Best of the Ballparks win". ballparkdigest.com. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Clipper Magazine Stadium snares 2021 Best of the Ballparks win". ballparkdigest.com. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Barnstormers garner Atlantic League awards". Lancaster Barnstormers. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- ^ "Clipper Magazine Buys Naming Rights". Clipper Magazine. Retrieved May 16, 2006.
- ^ "Clipper Magazine Extends Naming Rights Agreement". Lancaster Barnstormers. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
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