Buck Hardee Field at Legion Stadium
Introduction Sign at entrance to Buck Hardee Field'''Buck Hardee Field at Legion Stadium''' is a baseball venue in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. It is home to the Wilmington Sharks of the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league. The stadium, which seats 1,200 with standing room for several hundred more fans, is part of the multi-purpose sports complex known as Legion Stadium, which was also home to the Wilmington Hammerheads professional soccer team.The baseball field's dimensions are 336 ft. down the left field line, 366 ft. to dead center field, and 339 ft. down the right field line.The field is located at 2149 Carolina Beach Road, Wilmington, NC.
Naming On September 22, 1981, the baseball field at Legion Stadium was renamed in honor of Buck Hardee, an area American Legion baseball coach. Hardee won five American Legion state championships in his time as coach of Post 10 Legion baseball. Because it is home to the Sharks, the park is often colloquially known as "The Shark Tank. "the concourse area of Buck Hardee Field
Renovations In the summer of 2009, Coastal Plain League President Pete Bock stated his wish that the field be upgraded. Any improvements would come in addition to minor renovations by the Sharks' ownership over the past few seasons. Bock said he believed new seating would be beneficial to the park. The city of Wilmington responded with interest in minor renovations to the facility.
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