Roberto Hernandez Stadium

Coordinates: 33°34′30″N 81°46′34″W / 33.574958°N 81.776197°W / 33.574958; -81.776197

Roberto Hernandez Stadium
Location 471 University Parkway
Aiken, South Carolina
Owner University of South Carolina Aiken
Operator University of South Carolina Aiken
Capacity 1,000
Field size Left Field - 330 feet (101 m)
Center Field 400 feet (122 m)
Right Field - 330 feet (101 m)[1]
Construction
Broke ground 2003
Opened September 18, 2003
Construction cost $ million
Tenants
South Carolina Aiken Pacers (NCAA) (2003-present)
Aiken Foxhounds (SCL) (2007-2008)

Roberto Hernandez Stadium is a former minor league and current collegiate baseball stadium, located in Aiken, South Carolina. It is currently the home of the University of South Carolina Aiken Pacer baseball teams. Built in 2003, the stadium was named after the USC Aiken alumni and former major league pitcher, Roberto Hernández. The stadium has a capacity of 1,000 and has a fully operational concession stand. The stadium also has a dedicated Hall of Fame to Roberto Hernandez, which contains several items of baseball memorabilia and awards belonging to him.

The stadium had was briefly the home of the Aiken Foxhounds, of the South Coast League in 2007. The Foxhounds folded after league went into bankruptcy and never returned.

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