Stark Field
Encyclopedia
Stark Field is a professional-size baseball field located in El Centro, California
. It played host to the El Centro Imperials
minor league baseball
team of the Sunset League
and Southwest International League
from the 1947 to 1951. It has served as a practice facility for the local Mid-Valley Babe Ruth Little League teams.
The ballpark played host to four Golden Baseball League
games as the Yuma Scorpions
donned special replica uniforms of the Imperials honoring their history. The move in 2008 also had its criticism of "possibly displacing about 100 Mid-Valley Babe Ruth little leaguers." Despite the controversy, over 300 fans attended the games and this prompted the GBL's instructional Arizona Summer League
to revive the Imperials as a member in 2009.
The Imperials are expected to play at Stark Field for the Arizona Winter League
beginning in 2010.
El Centro, California
El Centro is a city in and county seat of Imperial County, the largest city in the Imperial Valley and the east anchor of the Southern California Border Region, and the core urban area and principal city of the El Centro metropolitan area which encompasses all of Imperial County. El Centro is also...
. It played host to the El Centro Imperials
El Centro Imperials
The El Centro Imperials are an inactive independent professional baseball team based out of El Centro, California. Founded in 1947 and revived on April 3, 2009, the Imperials were introduced as one of the four charter members of the new Arizona Summer League, an instructional summer professional...
minor league baseball
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
team of the Sunset League
Sunset League
The Sunset League was a minor league baseball league that operated from 1947 through 1950. For the 1951 season, the league merged with the Arizona-Texas League to form the Southwest International League.- Former :...
and Southwest International League
Southwest International League
The Southwest International League was a minor league baseball league that operated from 1951 through 1952. The league was formed through the merger of the Sunset League and Arizona-Texas League in 1951.- Former :...
from the 1947 to 1951. It has served as a practice facility for the local Mid-Valley Babe Ruth Little League teams.
The ballpark played host to four Golden Baseball League
Golden Baseball League
The Golden Baseball League, based in San Ramon, California, was an independent baseball league. It later merged with the Northern League and the United Baseball League to form the North American League in the western United States, western Canada and Mexico....
games as the Yuma Scorpions
Yuma Scorpions
The Yuma Scorpions are a professional baseball team based in Yuma, Arizona, in the United States. The Scorpions are a member of the Western Division of the independent North American League. From the 2005 season to the present, the Scorpions have played their home games at Desert Sun Stadium at the...
donned special replica uniforms of the Imperials honoring their history. The move in 2008 also had its criticism of "possibly displacing about 100 Mid-Valley Babe Ruth little leaguers." Despite the controversy, over 300 fans attended the games and this prompted the GBL's instructional Arizona Summer League
Arizona Summer League
The Arizona Summer League is a short-season instructional summer professional baseball league affiliated with the independent North American League...
to revive the Imperials as a member in 2009.
The Imperials are expected to play at Stark Field for the Arizona Winter League
Arizona Winter League
The Arizona Winter League is the short-season instructional independent winter professional baseball league affiliated with the independent North American League...
beginning in 2010.