The Corn Crib

The Corn Crib is a multi-purpose stadium located in Normal, Illinois. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home of the Normal CornBelters, a collegiate summer baseball team. The ballpark has a capacity of 7,000 and opened in May 2010.[2] It is located on the campus of Heartland Community College, hosting their baseball, softball, and soccer teams.

This article is about the stadium in Normal, Illinois. For the granary used to dry and store corn, see Corn crib.
The Corn Crib
Location1000 W. Raab Rd., Normal, Illinois
Public transitBus transport Connect Transit
Capacity7,000
SurfaceSprinturf
Construction
Broke groundMarch 2009
Opened2010
Construction cost$9 million
($12.1 million in 2022 dollars[1])
ArchitectPendulum Studio
General contractorJHOOKER Construction Services
Tenants
Normal CornBelters (FL/PL) (2010–present)
Heartland Community College Hawks (baseball, softball, and soccer) (2010–present)
FC Diablos (2019–present)

On October 20, 2009, the ballpark's name was officially announced.[3]

Since the Spring 2019 season, soccer team FC Diablos has used the stadium as their home ground.[4]

References
  1. 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  2. "News". www.normalbaseball.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  3. "News". www.normalbaseball.com. Archived from the original on Feb 28, 2012. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  4. "FC Diablos Joins Midwest Premier League - Midwest Premier League". 10 January 2020.

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