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Former names | Amarillo Ballpark (planning stages) MPEV (planning stages) |
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Location | 701 S Buchanan St Amarillo, Texas |
Coordinates | 35°12′20″N 101°49′55″W / 35.20556°N 101.83194°W |
Elevation | 3,600 ft (1,100 m) [1] |
Owner | City of Amarillo |
Operator | Elmore Sports Group |
Capacity | 6,631 [5] |
Field size | Left Field: 325 ft (99 m) Center Field: 400 ft (120 m) Right Field: 325 ft (99 m) [5] |
Acreage | 9.3 acres (3.8 ha) [5] |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | February 1, 2018 [2] |
Built | 2018–2019 |
Opened | April 8, 2019 [3] |
Construction cost | $45.5 million [2] |
Architect | Populous |
General contractor | Western-Hunt (Western Builders and Hunt Construction Group) [4] |
Tenants | |
Amarillo Sod Poodles ( TL/ Double-A Central) 2019–present |
Hodgetown is a baseball park in downtown Amarillo, Texas. It is the home ballpark of the Amarillo Sod Poodles, the Double-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the Texas League. [6] It opened on April 8, 2019, [3] and can seat 6,631 people. [5] The park is named in honor of Amarillo pharmacist, businessman, philanthropist, and 26th Mayor of Amarillo Jerry Hodge. [7] Hodgetown is the most elevated Double-A ballpark at approximately 3,600 feet above sea level. [8]
In the ballpark's inaugural game on April 8, 2019, the Sod Poodles were defeated by the Midland RockHounds, 9–4 in 10 innings. [3] The opener was attended by 7,175 people. [9]
3,600 feet elevation, the greatest in the league.