H. P. Hunnicutt Field
Encyclopedia
H.P. Hunnicutt Field is a stadium
in Princeton, West Virginia
. It is primarily used for baseball
, and is the home field of the Princeton Rays minor league
baseball team, as well as Princeton's Middle and High school teams. Built in 1988, it was developed by the H.P. and Anne S. Hunnicutt Foundation, and it holds 3,000 people. The stadium was updated in 1999 from wooden bleachers and pressboxes to a modernized stadium featuring wrap around bleacher seating down each foul line and box seats behind home plate. Also added were home and visitor locker areas, coach's offices, and training rooms. More recently, a new batting tunnel was constructed near the main gate of the stadium which can accommodate practices in inclement weather.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Princeton, West Virginia
Princeton, West Virginia
Princeton is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 7,652 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 111,586. It is the county seat of Mercer County...
. It is primarily used for baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, and is the home field of the Princeton Rays minor league
Minor league
Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often competing in smaller cities. This term is used in North America with regard to several organizations competing in...
baseball team, as well as Princeton's Middle and High school teams. Built in 1988, it was developed by the H.P. and Anne S. Hunnicutt Foundation, and it holds 3,000 people. The stadium was updated in 1999 from wooden bleachers and pressboxes to a modernized stadium featuring wrap around bleacher seating down each foul line and box seats behind home plate. Also added were home and visitor locker areas, coach's offices, and training rooms. More recently, a new batting tunnel was constructed near the main gate of the stadium which can accommodate practices in inclement weather.