Travis Credit Union Park, also known as Nut Tree Stadium, was a stadium in Vacaville, California. It was primarily used for baseball and was the home field of the Solano Steelheads of the Western Baseball League and later the Solano Thunderbirds. The ballpark had a capacity of 2,800 people.
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| Former names | Nut Tree Stadium (2000), La Mesa RV Stadium (2000) |
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| Location | 50 Nut Tree Road Vacaville, California 95688 |
| Coordinates | 38°22′04″N 121°57′26″W / 38.3677°N 121.9573°W |
| Capacity | 2,800 (2001-2008), 3,500 (2000) |
| Field size | Left Field: 330 ft (100 m) Center Field: 405 ft (123 m) Right Field: 330 ft (101 m) |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | November 1999 |
| Opened | May 26, 2000 |
| Renovated | bleachers converted to bucket seats (2001), new concessions facility and picnic area (2002) |
| Closed | 2008 (stadium dismantled and moved to Redding, California) |
| Construction cost | $4.5 million (2000) |
| Tenants | |
| Solano Steelheads (Western Baseball League) (2000-2002) Solano Thunderbirds (Sierra Baseball League) (2003-2007) | |
In 2008, a deal was reached to tear down the ballpark and move it to Redding, California. Bleacher and bucket seats from Vacaville were added to Redding's Tiger Field during the 2014 renovation that brought the ballpark's capacity to 1,200 seats.
References
edit- Solano Thunderbirds
- Colt .45s, Simpson University reach deal to bring Vacaville baseball stadium to Redding, Jeffrey Jen, Redding Record Searchlight, April 1, 2008