Hastings Stadium, Baseball stadium in Exhibition Park, Guelph, Canada
Hastings Stadium is a baseball venue located in Exhibition Park in Guelph. The facility features a grandstand built in 1987 and received upgrades in 2017 that included new outfield fencing, bullpens, and an updated scoreboard.
The first grandstand on the site was built in 1924; the current one replaced it in 1987. The park is named after David E. Hastings, a local player from 1943 to 1968 and Guelph mayor from 1958 to 1960. The infield was renovated in 2013, and fencing, bullpens, foul poles, scoreboard and sound system were updated in 2017.
The stadium is home to the Guelph Royals of the Canadian Baseball League and to the Guelph Silvercreeks. Its name honours David E. Hastings, a local player active from 1943 to 1968 in Minor Baseball and the Senior Intercounty league, who later managed Guelph's junior and senior teams until 1973 and served as mayor from 1958 to 1960.
The ballpark sits in Exhibition Park, with the grandstand's covered seating behind home plate. The outfield is open, so bring sun protection for day games. The field was renovated in fall 2013, when the infield was redone.
The outfield is notably lopsided: left field and right field both measure 325 feet, but left-center reaches 403 feet while right-center is 393 and center field 369. The deepest power alley therefore sits to the batter's left, and the 2017 work replaced the foul poles, bullpens, outfield fencing, scoreboard and sound system.
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