Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park

Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park
The Joe
Location	360 Fishburne Street; Charleston, SC 29403
Coordinates	32°47′25″N 79°57′40″W / 32.79028°N 79.96111°W
Owner	City of Charleston
Operator	City of Charleston/; Charleston Baseball, Inc.
Capacity	6,000
Field size	Left Field: 305 feet (93 m); Left Center: 356 feet (109 m); Center Field: 398 feet (121 m); Right Center: 366 feet (112 m) ; Right Field: 337 feet (103 m)
Surface	Bermuda Grass
Construction
Broke ground	June 7, 1996
Opened	April 6, 1997
Construction cost	US$19.5 million; ($37 million in 2023 dollars)
Architect	Populous; Goff D'Antonio Associates
Structural engineer	Kerr, Conrad & Graham
Services engineer	Bredson & Associates, Inc.
General contractor	McDevitt Street Bovis
Tenants
	Charleston RiverDogs (SAL/Low-A East/Carolina League) (1997–present); The Citadel Bulldogs baseball

Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park is a baseball stadium located in Charleston, South Carolina.^[6]^[7] The stadium is named after Charleston's longest-serving mayor, Joseph P. Riley Jr., who was instrumental in its construction.^[1] The stadium replaced College Park. It was built in 1997 and seats 6,000 people.

Nicknamed "The Joe" by locals, Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park is primarily used for baseball and is the home field of the Charleston RiverDogs baseball team of the Carolina League and The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team, whose campus is located nearby.

History

The park has hosted 15 Southern Conference baseball tournaments through the 2014 season. On March 2, 2012, the venue hosted the neutral-site game of the Clemson–South Carolina baseball series. The game, which South Carolina won 3–2 in 11 innings, was attended by 5,851 spectators.^[8] The Citadel defeated the Gamecocks 10–8 on April 16, 2014 before 6,500 fans, setting a new record for a college baseball crowd in Charleston.^[9]

The Citadel holds lifetime playing rights at the ballpark and has its own clubhouse in the stadium. The land that the stadium is built on once belonged to the school, and was a part of the land-swap negotiations that resulted in the City of Charleston taking over the land and giving The Citadel title to College Park.

References

^ ^a ^b Burger, Ken (June 8, 1996). "Riley's Vision of a Ballpark Slowly Rises". The Post and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Miller, Andrew (April 6, 1997). "New Baseball Park a Recruiting Magnet". The Post and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
^ 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 February 29, 2024.
^ "Pro Baseball Sports Facilities". Bredson & Associates, Inc. Archived from the original on April 10, 2002. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
^ "Ballpark Figures Rise in Minors". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. July 7, 1997. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
^ "Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park". rileyparkevents.com.
^ "Joe Riley Ball Park | Charleston, SC - Official Website". www.charleston-sc.gov. Charleston, SC. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
^ "#2 Gamecocks Edge #15 Clemson 3-2 in 11 Innings Friday". Clemson Athletics. March 2, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved March 4, 2012. ... in front of 5,851 fans at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park on Friday night.
^ Jeff Hartsell (April 16, 2014). "Citadel baseball hands No. 11 South Carolina fourth straight loss before record crowd". Post and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. Retrieved June 30, 2014.

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[Riley-1] Burger, Ken (June 8, 1996). "Riley's Vision of a Ballpark Slowly Rises". The Post and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.

[construction-2] Miller, Andrew (April 6, 1997). "New Baseball Park a Recruiting Magnet". The Post and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. Retrieved August 19, 2011.

[inflation-US-3] 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 February 29, 2024.

[4] "Pro Baseball Sports Facilities". Bredson & Associates, Inc. Archived from the original on April 10, 2002. Retrieved August 8, 2013.

[5] "Ballpark Figures Rise in Minors". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. July 7, 1997. Retrieved November 8, 2011.

[6] "Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park". rileyparkevents.com.

[7] "Joe Riley Ball Park | Charleston, SC - Official Website". www.charleston-sc.gov. Charleston, SC. Retrieved 8 November 2022.

[ClemsonSC-8] "#2 Gamecocks Edge #15 Clemson 3-2 in 11 Innings Friday". Clemson Athletics. March 2, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved March 4, 2012. ... in front of 5,851 fans at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park on Friday night.

[9] Jeff Hartsell (April 16, 2014). "Citadel baseball hands No. 11 South Carolina fourth straight loss before record crowd". Post and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. Retrieved June 30, 2014.

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Schools	Business Education Engineering Humanities and Social Sciences Science and Mathematics Leadership and Ethics
Academic programs	Graduate College Lowcountry Graduate Center
Athletics	Teams The Citadel Bulldogs Baseball Basketball Football Rifle Soccer Tennis Volleyball Wrestling Facilities Johnson Hagood Stadium McAlister Field House Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park College Park Inouye Marksmanship Center
Campus	Campus Daniel Library Padgett-Thomas Barracks HMS Seraph Monument Old Citadel Summerall Chapel
Student life	South Carolina Corps of Cadets Honor Code The Brigadier The Regimental Band and Pipes The Summerall Guards
People and history	Presidents Notable alumni History Arsenal Academy Palmetto Regiment South Carolina Military Academy Washington Light Infantry

v t e The Citadel Bulldogs baseball
Venues	WLI Field (?–1966) College Park (1967–1996) Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park (1997–present)
Rivalries	Furman VMI Wofford
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932–1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941–1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
College World Series appearances in italics

v t e Ballparks in the Carolina League
North Division	Arthur W. Perdue Stadium Bank of the James Stadium Five County Stadium L. P. Frans Stadium Salem Memorial Ballpark Virginia Credit Union Stadium
South Division	Atrium Health Ballpark Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park Pelicans Ballpark Segra Park Segra Stadium SRP Park

v t e NCAA Division I college baseball venues in South Carolina
ACC	Doug Kingsmore Stadium (Clemson)
Big South	Buccaneer Ballpark (Charleston Southern) Presbyterian Baseball Complex (Presbyterian) Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park (USC Upstate) Winthrop Ballpark (Winthrop)
CAA	CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point (Charleston)
SEC	Founders Park (South Carolina)
SoCon	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park (The Citadel) Latham Baseball Stadium (Furman) Russell C. King Field (Wofford)
Sun Belt	Springs Brooks Stadium (Coastal Carolina)

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