Dell Diamond
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| Location | 3400 East Palm Valley Boulevard Round Rock, Texas United States |
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| Coordinates | 30°31′38″N 97°37′50″W / 30.5273°N 97.6305°W |
| Owner | City of Round Rock |
| Operator | Ryan Sanders Baseball LP |
| Capacity | 11,631 |
| Record attendance | 13,475 (June 16, 2006) |
| Field size | Left field: 335 feet (102 m) Center field: 400 feet (120 m) Right field: 325 feet (99 m) |
| Surface | TifTuf Bermuda grass[1] |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 26, 1999[2] |
| Opened | April 16, 2000 |
| Construction cost | $25 million[3] ($45.6 million in 2024 dollars[4]) |
| Architect | HKS, Inc. |
| Project manager | The Madison Group, Ltd.[5] |
| Services engineer | Blum Consulting Engineers, Inc.[6] |
| General contractor | Hensel Phelps |
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Dell Diamond is the home stadium of the Round Rock Express, the Triple-A Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Texas Rangers major league baseball team. On April 16, 2000, the then-Double-A affiliate Express played their first home game at the stadium.[7]
Dell Diamond is built on 85 acres (344,000 m2) of former farmland on the east side of Round Rock, Texas,[8] a rapidly growing suburban city northeast of Austin. Nolan Ryan and his son Reid Ryan, part owners of the Express, originally wanted a stadium inside the city of Austin, but found a more attractive site in the City of Round Rock, with support from the city leadership. The city of Round Rock contributed $7.35 million to the $25 million cost of the facility. The city owns the ballpark and gave the Express a 38-year lease. Local-based computer technology company Dell contracted for naming rights in a deal that will cost the company $2.5 million over 15 years.
Events
[edit]The stadium has also hosted several college games, including some early-season University of Texas contests in 2007 while the Longhorns' home field, UFCU Disch-Falk Field, was undergoing a major renovation project. A showcase neutral-site game was played on February 21, 2012, between the Baylor Bears and Texas State Bobcats.[9] Dell Diamond is also the designated site for the University Interscholastic League state baseball tournament. On February 13, 2016, the stadium hosted a rugby union match between Canada and USA Rugby, as part of the Americas Rugby Championship.
On June 25, 2007, Manny Parra, pitcher for the visiting Nashville Sounds, pitched a perfect game against the Round Rock Express at the ballpark.[10]
On July 11, 2001, the ballpark hosted the Double-A All-Star Game in which a team of National League-affiliated All-Stars defeated a team of American League-affiliated All-Stars, 8–3, before 12,046 people in attendance.[11]
In 2004, Nicole Richie & Paris Hilton "worked" at the stadium for the day. This was filmed as a part of a Season 2 episode of The Simple Life, their reality TV show. [12]
In October 2016, the stadium hosted the Traxxas Monster Truck Destruction Tour prior to the field's being resurfaced.
From September 2017 to mid-March 2018, the stadium was transformed into a set for the fourth season of television's Fear the Walking Dead.[13] As a result, the field had to be resurfaced again because vegetables had been planted on it and the grass had been killed with chemicals to attain a post-apocalyptic look.
Rugby union
[edit]In 2019, the Austin Elite, of Major League Rugby, announced Dell Diamond as their home stadium for the 2019 season. Dell Diamond has also hosted international matches for the Americas Rugby Championship.
| Date | Visiting | Score | Home | Competition | Event | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 13, 2016 |  Canada |
22–30 |  United States |
World Rugby | ARC | 7,415[14] |
| February 11, 2017 |  Brazil |
3–51 | United States |
World Rugby | ARC | [15] |
| February 23, 2019 | Brazil |
28–33 | United States |
World Rugby | ARC | [16] |
Gallery
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The Dell Diamond is the home field for the Round Rock Express. -
The third base stands as seen from right field on September 3, 2011
References
[edit]- ^ "Ballpark Profile - Round Rock Express Dell Diamond". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Davenport, Christian (February 27, 1999). "Nolan Ryan Breaks Ground from the Mound". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
- ^ Knight, Graham. "The Dell Diamond". Baseball Pilgrimages. Retrieved September 22, 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.
- ^ "Past Projects". The Madison Group, Ltd. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ "Leisure-Recreation Facilities". Blum Consulting Engineers. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ Jacobs, Janet (January 14, 2000). "Dell Roots, Roots, Roots for the Home Team". Austin American-Statesman. p. A1.
- ^ "Ballpark Profile". Minor League Baseball. January 12, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ^ Pirtle, Krista (February 23, 2012). "Baseball Takes Down Texas State with Four-Run Inning". The Baylor Lariat. Baylor University. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
- ^ "Nashville vs. Round Rock - June 25, 2007 - Box". Minor League Baseball. June 25, 2007. Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ Point, Michael (July 12, 2001). "A Night of Fireworks". Austin American-Statesman. Austin. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bad Girls Club— the Simple Life Season 2 Episode 7 "Play Ball" as".
- ^ Maun, Tyler (May 10, 2018). "Round Rock promo rises from the grave". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ "AMERICAS RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP - TX, 13 February 2016, 18:00 local, 02:00 GMT +1d". espnscrum. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "AMERICAS RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP - TX, 11 February 2017, 18:00 local, 02:00 GMT +1d". espnscrum. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "AMERICAS RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP - TX, 23 February 2019, 19:10 local, 03:10 GMT +1d". espnscrum. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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