Narrabundah Ballpark, Baseball stadium in Narrabundah, Australia.
Narrabundah Ballpark is a baseball complex in the Narrabundah suburb of Canberra, Australia, with three full-size fields, covered dugouts, and a roofed grandstand fitted with an electronic scoreboard. Broadcast-grade lighting allows for evening games, and the seating offers clear views of the diamond from most angles.
The ACT Government spent $1.4 million in 2010 to bring the complex up to Australian Baseball League standard so the Canberra Cavalry could be established; Guideline ACT oversaw the work and won an award for it in 2011. On 28 May 2016, $4.5 million was announced for a second stage covering change rooms, toilets, food outlets and a grandstand extension replacing the bleachers.
The ballpark is nicknamed "The Fort". It is the home venue of the Canberra Cavalry in the Australian Baseball League and also hosts Baseball ACT junior and senior competitions, including under-8s, under-10s and social league matches, while A-Grade uses field two on weeknights.
The ballpark is located on Kyeema Street in Narrabundah and is easy to reach by car, with parking available nearby. If you plan to watch a game from the grandstand, arriving a little early gives you time to choose a good spot before the seats fill up.
The Fort's record crowd of 2,275 came on 9 February 2018, for game one of the ABL Championship Series against the Brisbane Bandits. Five years earlier, a then-record 2,043 saw Canberra beat Perth 7-6 to take the 2012-13 title, the ACT's first Claxton Shield in its 78-year history.
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