Horner Ballpark

Horner Ballpark is a baseball field in Dallas, Texas. It is the home park of the Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball team of the NCAA Division I Missouri Valley Conference. It opened on February 15, 2013,[1] and has been highly acclaimed by national media, including D1Baseball.com.[2][3]

Horner Ballpark
Location3000 Mountain Creek Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75211, Dallas, Texas, TX, USA
OwnerDallas Baptist University
OperatorDallas Baptist University
Capacity2,000
Record attendance3,242
ScoreboardHD
OpenedFebruary 15, 2013
Tenants
Dallas Baptist Patriots (NCAA DI MVC)

The stadium is named for Joan and Andy Horner, who made the lead donation for the park.[4] Patriots hosted the Dallas Regional in 2015 at Horner Ballpark.

The ballpark succeeded Patriot Field as the home of Dallas Baptist baseball team.

Horner Ballpark received a new scoreboard manufactured by Daktronics prior to the start of the 2018 season.[5]

Horner Ballpark hosted the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament, with Missouri State defeating the Patriots 7–6 in the championship game.

See also

References
  1. "Horner Ballpark". Dallas Baptist Patriots. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  2. Aaron Fitt (September 20, 2016). "Ballpark Rankings: The Top 25". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  3. "Horner Ballpark Ranked as Top 20 Venue". Dallas Baptist Patriots. September 20, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  4. "DBU announces new baseball stadium campaign". The Baptist Standard. October 25, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  5. "Horner Ballpark Set To Showcase Video Board in 2018". Dallas Baptist Patriots. October 17, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2018.

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