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CaroMont Health Park

CaroMont Health Park

Baseball stadium in Gastonia, North Carolina

CaroMont Health Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Gastonia, North Carolina which opened in 2021.[7] It is part of a 16-acre (6.5 ha) downtown redevelopment plan known as the Franklin Urban Sports and Entertainment (FUSE) District.[11]

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The new ballpark was designed to accommodate a variety of other events, including concerts, soccer, lacrosse, and football[11] with an artificial turf surface[2] and a capacity of 5,000.[3]

From 2021 to 2023, the ballpark was the home of the Gastonia Honey Hunters in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an official Partner League of Major League Baseball.[7] In May 2021, the Honey Hunters announced that the stadium would be renamed CaroMont Health Park following a ten-year naming rights deal with CaroMont Health, a regional healthcare provider that operates the CaroMont Regional Medical Center and other medical facilities.[12][13][14] The stadium's first event was an exhibition baseball game on May 23, 2021,[7] followed by the regular season opening day game on May 25.[15]

In November 2023, the Atlantic League terminated the Gastonia Honey Hunters' membership and announced the league's intent to field a new team in Gastonia in 2024.[16] In December 2023, the Honey Hunters filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[17] New owners were announced in February 2024 of a yet-to-be-named Atlantic League team to begin play at CaroMont Health Park in April.[18] The Gastonia Baseball Club played at CaroMont Health Park on April 25, 2024, in their first game, a 3-2 loss to the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs.[19]

The Gaston College Rhinos baseball team used this stadium in early 2022 while Sims Legion Park was undergoing a renovation.[20]

FUSE District CaroMont Park in Gastonia, NC August 29, 2021

See also

References

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