Riverside Sports Complex

{{Short description|Baseball venue in Riverside, California}}

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{{Infobox venue

| name = Riverside Sports Complex

| nickname = RSC, The Plex

| image = 250px

| fullname = Riverside Sports Complex Baseball Stadium

| former_names = Riverside/UCR Sports Complex

| location = Riverside Sports Complex
Riverside, CA 92507

| coordinates = {{coord|33.981822|-117.33421|display=title,inline}}

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| opened = N/A

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| owner = University of California, Riverside

| operator = University of California, Riverside Athletics Department

| surface = Natural grass

| scoreboard = Yes

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| capacity = 2,500

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| dimensions = Left Field - {{Convert|330|ft|m|0}}
Left-Center - {{Convert|380|ft|m|0}}
Center Field - {{Convert|400|ft|m|0}}
Right-Center - {{Convert|380|ft|m|0}}
Right Field - {{Convert|330|ft|m|0}}

| tenants = UC Riverside Highlanders baseball (NCAA)
Riverside Pilots (CL) (1993–1995)
Riverside Red Wave (CL) (1988–1990)

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The Riverside Sports Complex, in Riverside, California, is the home field of the University of California, Riverside baseball team. The stadium seats 2,500 and features a home team locker room built personally by Troy Percival, a UC Riverside alumnus.{{citation | last= Steele | first= Allan | title= Percival gives UC Riverside edge in baseball recruiting | newspaper= Press Enterprise | date= February 27, 2007 | url=http://www.pe.com/sports/college/ucr/stories/PE_Sports_Local_D_percival_ucr.1dc3b54.html | accessdate=2007-10-05}}

A statue of the UCR Bear in concrete just inside the entrance to the facility was erected in 2007. The stadium also has a pair of hitting cages located underneath the grandstands.

History

The stadium is primarily used for baseball and was the home of Riverside Pilots before they moved to Lancaster to become the Lancaster JetHawks in 1996. It was also the home of the Riverside Red Wave from 1988 to 1990.

The stadium was the site of the Division II College World Series from 1980 to 1984.[http://gohighlanders.com/sports/2009/1/18/GEN_0118093837.aspx?id=50 Riverside Sports Complex Baseball Stadium]

Gallery

File:Riverside Sports Complex (UC Riverside) scoreboard.jpg|Riverside Sports Complex-scoreboard

File:Riverside Sports Complex (UC Riverside) grandstand-batting cages.jpg|Riverside Sports Complex-grandstand and batting cages

See also

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