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Carolina Stadium "The Rock by the River" 
Location Columbia, South Carolina Broke ground 2007 Opened February 21, 2009 Surface 419 Bermuda turf grass Construction cost $35.6 million Architect Populous General Contractor Contract Construction Capacity 8,242 (total)
6,600 (seated)Record attendance 8,242 Tenants South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Team Carolina Stadium is a stadium in Columbia, South Carolina on the banks of the Congaree River. The facility was built for a cost of $35.6 million and is used for college baseball as home to the University of South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team. In three seasons in the ballpark, the Gamecocks have a home record of 87-19 and have played the majority of games in front of Standing Room Only crowds.
The stadium was opened on February 21, 2009, with a 13-0 South Carolina victory over Duquesne with 8,153 fans in attendance, a record crowd for a Gamecock home game. The ceremonial first pitches were thrown by USC President, Dr. Harris Pastides, and former Gamecock baseball coaches Bobby Richardson and June Raines. Darius Rucker, former lead singer for Hootie and the Blowfish and USC alumnus, sang the National Anthem.
The dimensions of the field are 325 feet (99 m) down the right and left-field lines and 390 feet (120 m) to dead center, matching those of Sarge Frye Field, the previous home stadium of the Gamecocks. The baseball training facilities at the stadium include four indoor batting tunnels, a 3,900-square-foot (360 m2) weight room, team clubhouse, coaches offices, and a sports medicine room. Among the numerous amenities for fans, there are five luxury suites and two club-level seating areas with lounges, a Gamecock store just inside the main entrance in the outfield plaza, along with a picnic terrace that accommodates around 120 people down the left-field line. The scoreboard towers 86 feet (26 m) over the left field wall and features a 28-by-16 foot video screen.
On May 21, 2010, a stadium record crowd of 8,242 attended a game against Florida, the record has been equalled many times since. The highest attendance for a three-game weekend series (24,726) was set from April 15 - 17, 2011, as the Gamecocks hosted #1 Vanderbilt and won the series two games to one.
Gamecocks playing Duquesne on February 21, 2009
South Carolina Record in Carolina Stadium (2009-Present)
Year Games W-L-T Win Percentage Total Attendance (SEC/Nat Rank) Avg Attendance (SEC/Nat Rank) 2009 35 26-9-0 .742 231,360 (4th/4th) 6,805 (4th/4th) 2010 36 30-6-0 .833 236,529 (3rd/4th) 6,758 (4th/4th) 2011 40 36-4-0 .900 297,279 (2nd/2nd) 7,431 (4th/4th) Totals 111 92-19 .829 765,168 6,893 Tournaments Hosted
NCAA Regional Tournaments : 2010, 2011
NCAA Super Regional Tournaments : 2011External links
- Article on new ballpark
- USC thrills big crowd with overwhelming win
- Carolina Stadium Fact Sheet from The State newspaper
University of South Carolina Academics 
Athletics South Carolina Gamecocks • Carolina-Clemson rivalry
Men's Sports: Baseball • Basketball • Football • Soccer • Tennis • Track & Field
Women's Sports: Basketball • Soccer • Softball • Tennis • Track & Field • Volleyball
Facilities: Williams-Brice Stadium • Colonial Life Arena • Carolina Stadium • Stone Stadium
People: Mark Berson • Curtis Frye • Darrin Horn • Beverly Smith • Shelley Smith • Steve Spurrier • Dawn Staley • Ray TannerCampus Student life Cocky • The Daily Gamecock • WUSC • Student Gamecock Television (SGTV) • The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way • We Hail Thee Carolina • Mighty Sound of the Southeast • Five Points • Congaree Vista • Riverbanks Zoo • Lake Murray
Miscellaneous Notable Gamecocks • Presidents • Board of Trustees • History of the University • Clariosophic • Euphradian • S.C.C. Cadets
Baseball parks of the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division McKethan Stadium (Florida) • Foley Field (Georgia) • Cliff Hagan Stadium (Kentucky) • Carolina Stadium (South Carolina) • Lindsey Nelson Stadium (Tennessee) • Hawkins Field (Vanderbilt)
Western Division Sewell–Thomas Stadium (Alabama) • Baum Stadium (Arkansas) • Plainsman Park (Auburn) • Alex Box Stadium (LSU) • Dudy Noble Field (Mississippi State) • Swayze Field (Ole Miss)
Coordinates: 33°59′12″N 81°2′38″W / 33.98667°N 81.04389°W
Categories:- College baseball venues in the United States
- Sports venues in South Carolina
- University of South Carolina
- Baseball venues in South Carolina
- South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
- Southern United States sports venue stubs
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