ANDERSON, S.C. - Anderson University head baseball coach Joe Miller has announced that the Lander game, originally scheduled to be played on Wednesday, March 28 in Greenwood, S.C., will instead be played at Fluor Field, home of the Greenville Drive on the same day.
The Drive is the Class A minor league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and a member of the South Atlantic League and play its home games at Fluor Field in the heart of downtown Greenville. The stadium, which seats 5,700 fans, opened on April 6, 2006 and was named "Ballpark of the Year" for the 2006 season by Baseballparks.com, beating out such stadiums as St. Louis's Busch Stadium and Medlar Field at Lubrano Park in State College, Pa. The stadium shares the dimensions of Fenway Park, and boasts its own "Green Monster" complete with manual scoreboard.
"This is a great opportunity," said Anderson head coach Joe Miller. "It's a great ballpark. We are excited about playing at Fluor Field, the players are excited about it. I don't think that many college teams have played there. We are glad to be part of it."
First pitch versus the Bearcats is slated for 6 p.m. in
Greenville.
As part of the schedule adjustments, the contest versus Lander on
Wednesday, April 11, has been changed to an "away" game to be
played in Greenwood.
The Trojans get the 2012 campaign underway by hosting another Peach
Belt opponent, UNC Pembroke, for a three-game series on Feb.
4-5.
