The Corn Crib is a multi-purpose stadium located in Normal, Illinois. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home of the Normal CornBelters, a collegiate summer baseball team. The ballpark has a capacity of 7,000 and opened in May 2010.[2] It is located on the campus of Heartland Community College, hosting their baseball, softball, and soccer teams.
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| Location | 1000 W. Raab Rd., Normal, Illinois |
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| Public transit |  Connect Transit |
| Capacity | 7,000 |
| Surface | Sprinturf |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | March 2009 |
| Opened | 2010 |
| Construction cost | $9 million ($12.6 million in 2023 dollars[1]) |
| Architect | Pendulum Studio |
| General contractor | JHOOKER Construction Services |
| Tenants | |
| Normal CornBelters (FL/PL) (2010–present) Heartland Community College Hawks (baseball, softball, and soccer) (2010–present) FC Diablos (2019–present) | |
On October 20, 2009, the ballpark's name was officially announced.[3]
Since the Spring 2019 season, soccer team FC Diablos has used the stadium as their home ground.[4]
References
edit- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "News". www.normalbaseball.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "News". www.normalbaseball.com. Archived from the original on Feb 28, 2012. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "FC Diablos Joins Midwest Premier League - Midwest Premier League". 10 January 2020.
External links
edit- Announcement on Ballpark
- Normal Baseball Games - The Corn Crib
- Normal Baseball - Things to do in the Corn Crib
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