Sparrow Stadium

Clifford S. Cormell Field at Sparrow Stadium is a baseball stadium on the campus of Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina.[1] Part of the $11.1 million R. Gerald Griffin Athletic Complex, Sparrow Stadium is the home field for the Francis Marion Patriots baseball team.[1] Sparrow Stadium also hosts some home games for the Florence–Darlington Technical College Stingers baseball team.[4]

Sparrow Stadium
Clifford S. Cormell Field at Sparrow Stadium
Clifford S. Cormell Field at Sparrow Stadium
Full nameClifford S. Cormell Field at Sparrow Stadium
Address4700 East Palmetto Street,
Florence, SC 29506[1]
Coordinates34°11′38.5″N 79°39′33″W
Capacity1,755[1]
Field sizeLeft field: 330 ft (100 m)
Center field: 400 ft (120 m)
Right field: 330 ft (100 m)[2]
OpenedApril 11, 2012 (2012-04-11)[3]
Tenants
Francis Marion Patriots[1] (PBC) 2012-present
Florence–Darlington Tech Stingers[4]
Florence Flamingos[2] (CPL) 2012-2021

Sparrow Stadium was the home field of the Florence Flamingos, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Coastal Plain League, from 2012 to 2021.[2] The then Florence RedWolves moved to Sparrow Stadium in the middle of the 2012 season because Florence's American Legion Field, built in 1968, no longer met Coastal Plain League standards, lacking a visitors clubhouse and having questionable field conditions.[5][6] Sparrow Stadium hosted the Coastal Plain League All-Star Game on July 12, 2015.[7] The Flamingos moved in 2022 to the new Carolina Bank Field in Florence.[8][9]

References
  1. "Cormell Field at Sparrow Stadium". fmupatriots.com. Francis Marion University. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  2. "Sparrow Stadium". florenceredwolves.com. Florence RedWolves. Archived from the original on August 12, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  3. Haselden, Mark (May 29, 2012). "Deal to move RedWolves to FMU stadium nearly done". The Morning News. Florence, South Carolina. Retrieved August 12, 2018. ...Cormell Field at Sparrow Stadium, which opened on April 11...
  4. "Baseball Schedule". stingerathletics.com. Florence–Darlington Technical College. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  5. Reichard, Kevin (May 30, 2012). "RedWolves moving to FMU ballpark". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  6. Haselden, Mark (June 14, 2012). "RedWolves, Francis Marion make stadium deal official". The Morning News. Florence, South Carolina. Retrieved August 12, 2018. Florence's first game at Sparrow Stadium is scheduled for July 7 against the Wilson Tobs.
  7. Bundy, Sam (July 12, 2015). "Sparrow Stadium a place where RedWolves, league can shine". The Morning News. Florence, South Carolina. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  8. Christian, Matthew (September 14, 2020). "RedWolves relocating to Florence's new baseball complex". The Morning News. Florence, South Carolina. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  9. "New for 2022: Carolina Bank Field". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
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