Sarge Frye Field
{{short description|Former baseball park at University of South Carolina}}
{{Infobox stadium
|stadium_name = Sarge Frye Field
|former_names = Unknown (1977–1980)
|nickname = "The Sarge"
|image = Sarge Frye Field.jpg
|location = Columbia, South Carolina
|broke ground =
|opened = March 1, 1977
|closed = May 17, 2008
|demolished = 2010
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|tenants = South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Team (1977–2008)
|seating_capacity = 5,000
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Sarge Frye Field was a baseball stadium in Columbia, South Carolina and served as home field of the University of South Carolina Gamecock baseball team until the 2008 season. The stadium held 6,000 people and was named after a longtime grounds keeper of the school's athletic fields. On February 21, 2009, USC began playing at the new Carolina Stadium. The last game at Sarge Frye was played on May 17, 2008.[http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=62141 WLTX-TV News, Weather, Sports for Columbia and the Midlands of South Carolina] The field was named after Weldon B. "Sarge" Frye on May 11, 1980.{{cite web |url=https://gamecocksonline.com/sports/2018/7/5/sarge-frye-field.aspx |title=Sarge Frye Field |publisher=University of South Carolina |work=www.gamecocksonline.com |date=5 July 2018 |accessdate=April 12, 2019}} It was demolished in 2010.
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Category:Defunct college baseball venues in the United States
Category:South Carolina Gamecocks sports venues
Category:Baseball venues in South Carolina
Category:South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
Category:Defunct sports venues in South Carolina
Category:Sports venues demolished in 2010
Category:Sports venues completed in 1977
Category:1977 establishments in South Carolina
Category:2010 disestablishments in South Carolina
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