E. S. Rose Park
{{Short description|Sports facility in Tennessee, United States of America}}
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| location = 1000 Edgehill Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee, USA{{cite web |title=E.S. Rose Park |url=http://belmont.prestosports.com/information/facilities/rosepark |work=Belmont.PrestoSports.com |access-date=16 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105014812/http://belmont.prestosports.com/information/facilities/rosepark |archive-date=2012-01-05 |url-status=dead }}
| coordinates = {{coord|36.142867|-86.78297|display=title,inline}}
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| renovated = 2010–2011
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| owner = Nashville Metro Parks & Recreation Board
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| surface = Artificial turf (baseball and soccer)
Natural grass (softball)
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| cost = $8 million (2010–2011 renovations)
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| capacity = Baseball: 750
Soccer/Track & Field: 300
Softball: 250
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| dimensions = 330 ft. (LF)
400 ft. (CF)
330 ft. (RF) (baseball){{cite web |title=Belmont Baseball 2012 Quick Facts |url=http://static.psbin.com/a/1/zlko4rcs9y21mz/base2012quickfacts.pdf |access-date=16 May 2012 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/67hpprAUX?url=http://static.psbin.com/a/1/zlko4rcs9y21mz/base2012quickfacts.pdf |archive-date=2012-05-16 |url-status=dead }}
| acreage = {{convert|25|acre}}
| tenants = Belmont Bruins baseball, softball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's track & field (NCAA D1 OVC) (2011–present)
Hume-Fogg High School baseball (2012–present)
Nashville Metros (2012)
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E. S. Rose Park is a baseball, softball, soccer, and track & field venue in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It is home to Nashville Union FC and Belmont Bruins baseball, softball, men's and women's soccer, and men's and women's track & field teams of the NCAA Division I Ohio Valley Conference. It is located approximately five minutes from Belmont University's main campus. The city-owned park was renovated extensively in 2010–2011.
History
Prior to the renovation of Rose Park, Belmont's outdoor sports programs used a variety of facilities around Nashville, including Shelby Park and Herschel Greer Stadium in the case of the baseball team.{{cite web |title=Belmont Baseball v. Kennesaw State |url=http://www.nowplayingnashville.com/event/detail/131525/Belmont_Baseball_vs_Kennesaw_State |work=NowPlayingNashville.com |access-date=16 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729052853/http://www.nowplayingnashville.com/event/detail/131525/Belmont_Baseball_vs_Kennesaw_State |archive-date=2012-07-29 |url-status=dead }} The soccer teams played on campus at the Whitten Soccer Complex.{{cite web |title=Directions to Whitten Soccer Complex |url=http://belmont.prestosports.com/fancentral/directions/whitten |work=Belmont.PrestoSports.com |access-date=4 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304022612/http://belmont.prestosports.com/fancentral/directions/whitten |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }} In 2007, the university began to explore options for a new, multi-use athletic facility in Nashville's Edgehill neighborhood. The proposals met with resistance from residents of the neighborhood, who cited concerns about noise, increased traffic levels, and the loss of park use for local residents. Belmont responded with promises to share access to the facility.{{cite web|last=Ulrich |first=Elizabeth |title=Rumble in Rose Park: Edgehill Loses Round One of Its Battle to Keep Belmont University Out of Its Neighborhood |url=http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/rumble-in-rose-park/Content?oid=1194639 |work=NashvilleScene.com |access-date=16 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102080935/http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/rumble-in-rose-park/Content?oid=1194639 |archive-date=2015-11-02 |date=10 May 2007 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |last=Wilson |first=Brian |title=Proposal Could Halt Rose Park Renovation |url=http://belmontvision.com/2010/12/proposal-could-halt-rose-park-renovation/ |work=BelmontVision.com |access-date=16 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323171125/http://belmontvision.com/2010/12/proposal-could-halt-rose-park-renovation/ |archive-date=2012-03-23 |date=13 December 2010 |url-status=dead }} After years of discussions, the neighborhood agreed to the facility's construction, and the university agreed to create scholarships for Edgehill residents and to help sponsor local baseball and softball leagues. Between 2010 and 2011, the park underwent $8 million in renovations.
The park opened in April 2011. Belmont's softball team won Rose Park's first game, 1–0 over North Florida, on April 8, 2011.{{cite web |title=2011 Softball Game Results |url=http://belmont.prestosports.com/sports/w-softbl/History_Stats/2011_softball_results.pdf |work=Belmont.PrestoSports.com |access-date=16 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018204250/http://belmont.prestosports.com/sports/w-softbl/History_Stats/2011_softball_results.pdf |archive-date=2015-10-18 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Opening Day at Rose Park Gallery |url=http://belmont.prestosports.com/sports/w-softbl/2010-11/photos/index |work=Belmont.PrestoSports.com |access-date=16 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209183837/http://belmont.prestosports.com/sports/w-softbl/2010-11/photos/index |archive-date=2011-12-09 |url-status=dead }} The Belmont baseball team lost its first-ever game in the facility, 7–5 to Austin Peay, on April 26, 2011.{{cite web |title=Baseball Falls to Austin Peay Tuesday Night |url=http://belmont.prestosports.com/sports/m-basebl/2010-11/releases/20110426yw29hl |work=Belmont.PrestoSports.com |access-date=16 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111208041611/http://belmont.prestosports.com/sports/m-basebl/2010-11/releases/20110426yw29hl |archive-date=2011-12-08 |date=26 April 2011 |url-status=dead }}
Other uses
Local baseball, softball, and soccer leagues also use Rose Park.{{cite web |title=Soccer: Spring 2012 Schedule |url=http://www.nashvillesportsleagues.com/league.php?id=118 |work=NashvilleSportsLeagues.com |access-date=16 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218020254/http://www.nashvillesportsleagues.com/league.php?id=118 |archive-date=2012-02-18 |url-status=dead }} The Nashville Metros, a local soccer club with 24 years of history, played their final season at Rose Park before folding after their 2012 season.
See also
References
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Category:Athletics (track and field) venues in Tennessee
Category:Baseball venues in Tennessee
Category:Belmont Bruins baseball
Category:Belmont Bruins soccer
Category:Belmont Bruins softball
Category:College baseball venues in the United States
Category:College soccer venues in the United States
Category:College softball venues in the United States
Category:College track and field venues in the United States
Category:Soccer venues in Tennessee