Lloyd Hopkins Field is a baseball stadium in Alton, Illinois. Owned and operated by the city of Alton,[3] it is the home field for the Alton River Dragons, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Prospect League,[5] and for American Legion Baseball.[2] Hopkins Field hosted American Legion teams from 1981 to 2015, and they returned in 2020.[2][6] Hopkins Field was also the home of the Bluff City Bombers in the Central Illinois Collegiate League from 1998 to 2004.[1][7]
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| Full name | Lloyd Hopkins Field in Gordon Moore Park |
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| Address | 98 Arnold Palmer Road Alton, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 38°54′14″N 90°6′29″W / 38.90389°N 90.10806°W |
| Owner | City of Alton, Illinois[3] |
| Operator | Alton Park and Recreation Department[3] |
| Capacity | 2,500[4] |
| Construction | |
| Renovated | 2015[3] |
| Tenants | |
| Alton River Dragons (PL) 2021–present Bluff City Bombers (CICL) 1998–2004 American Legion Baseball 1981–2015, 2020–present | |
In January 2020 the city of Alton signed a 10-year lease with the River Dragons. The deal called for upgrades to Hopkins Field, including the addition of a locker room, batting cages, a new scoreboard and video board, concession amenities, and seating for 1,800 people.[5][7][8][9] Hopkins Field had been renovated in 2015 with updated dugouts and new batting cages, lights, siding, netting, fencing, and turf.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Hayes, Pete (October 10, 2020). "IN THE DRAGONS' LAIR: Alton baseball team assembling staff, names assistant coaches". Edwardsville Intelligencer. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ a b c Korac, Louie (July 3, 2020). "RETURN TO 'THE HOP': Alton plays first Legion game at Hopkins Field since 2015 disagreement". The Telegraph. Alton, Illinois. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Brannan, Dan (August 5, 2015). "A PROUD MOMENT: Alton workers put in herculean effort to redo historic Lloyd Hopkins Field". RiverBender.com. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "Stadium Rentals". Alton River Dragons. Pointstreak Sites. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ a b Jenkins, Doug; Ellebracht, Mark (January 28, 2020). "Alton to Get Baseball Team". WBGZ. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2021 – via Alton Daily News.
- ^ Korac, Louie (June 6, 2016). "Legion baseball gives up fight, surrenders Hopkins Field as home". The Telegraph. Alton, Illinois. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ a b "Alton's Prospect League Team To Play At Lloyd Hopkins Field". pointstreaksites.com. Pointstreak Sites. February 18, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "Alton Prospect League Team on Tap for 2021". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. January 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "Gordon F. Moore Community Park". Great Rivers & Routes. Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau. 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2021.