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Mackenzie Stadium

Baseball venue in Holyoke, Massachusetts, US

Summary

Baseball venue in Holyoke, Massachusetts, US

FieldValue
nameMackenzie Stadium
nicknameThe Mack
imageBlue Sox Swamp Bats Behind HP1.JPG
image_size200px
location500 Beech Street, Holyoke, Massachusetts, US
coordinates
built
opened
ownerCity of Holyoke
operatorValley Blue Sox Foundation, Inc.
surfaceNatural grass
scoreboardYes
capacity4,100
dimensions327 ft. (LF, RF) 377 ft. (CF)
tenantsHolyoke Millers (EL) (1977-1982)
Holyoke Giants (NECBL) (2004–2007)
Elms College Blazers (GNAC) (2005–present)
Valley Blue Sox (NECBL) (2008-present)

Holyoke Giants (NECBL) (2004–2007) Elms College Blazers (GNAC) (2005–present) Valley Blue Sox (NECBL) (2008-present)

Mackenzie Stadium is a baseball venue located in Holyoke, Massachusetts. It was home to the Holyoke Millers and today is used by both the Valley Blue Sox of the New England Collegiate Baseball League (since 2008) and the Elms College Blazers of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (since 2005). It was built in 1933 and has a capacity of 4,100 people.

Mackenzie Stadium hosted the 2009 NECBL All-Star Game on July 18, 2009. The game, attended by an All-Star Game record 4,906 fans, was won by the host West Division 6–5.

Former tenants

The stadium was the home of the Holyoke Millers of the Double-A Eastern League for six seasons between 1977 and 1982. The Millers were Eastern League champions in 1980. Following the 1982 season, the franchise moved to Nashua, New Hampshire and became the Nashua Angels. The franchise still exists today as the Harrisburg Senators, Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals.

Mackenzie was also home to the Holyoke Giants of the New England Collegiate Baseball League from 2004 to 2007 until the team moved to Lynn, Massachusetts and became the North Shore Navigators.

Field dedication

The stadium is named after Medal of Honor recipient John Mackenzie. Mackenzie was given the honor for actions performed upon the on December 17, 1917, during World War I. The field was dedicated in his honor on September 4, 1939.

NECBL attendance

The following is a list of the attendance figures of the two NECBL franchises to play at Mackenzie Stadium, the Holyoke Giants (2004–2007) and Valley Blue Sox (2008–present). In 2011, the Blue Sox led the NECBL in attendance for the first time.

SeasonGame Avg.Season TotalLge. Rk.Holyoke GiantsHolyoke/Valley Blue Sox
200454811,5148th
200547810,0499th
20063988,37110th
200747610,0119th
20081,06822,4295th
20091,15624,2844th
title=2010 NECBL Season – Attendanceurl=http://necbl.bbstats.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=204&seasonid=330work=NECBL.comaccessdate=15 February 2012archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323013237/http://necbl.bbstats.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=204&seasonid=330archivedate=23 March 2012url-status=dead }}1,18223,6363rd
title=2011 NECBL Season – Attendanceurl=http://necbl.bbstats.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=204&seasonid=510work=NECBL.comaccessdate=15 February 2012archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526140101/http://necbl.bbstats.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=204&seasonid=510archivedate=26 May 2012url-status=dead }}2,51050,2061st
title=2012 NECBL Season – Attendanceurl=http://necbl.bbstats.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=204&seasonid=11944work=NECBL.comaccessdate=28 April 2019archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616155856/http://necbl.bbstats.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=204&seasonid=11944archivedate=16 June 2012url-status=dead }}97418,4974th
title=2014 NECBL Season – Attendanceurl=http://necbl.wttbaseball.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=204&seasonid=26715work=NECBL.comaccessdate=28 April 2019archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428173642/http://necbl.wttbaseball.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=204&seasonid=26715archivedate=28 April 2019url-status=live }}1,59030,2132nd
title=2015 NECBL Season – Attendanceurl=http://necbl.wttbaseball.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=204&seasonid=28998work=NECBL.comaccessdate=28 April 2019archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428173642/http://necbl.wttbaseball.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=204&seasonid=26715archivedate=28 April 2019url-status=live }}1,43530,1432nd
title=2016 NECBL Season – Attendanceurl=http://necbl.wttbaseball.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=204&seasonid=29799work=NECBL.comaccessdate=28 April 2019archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428174112/http://necbl.wttbaseball.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=204&seasonid=29799archivedate=28 April 2019url-status=live }}2,12144,5361st
title=2017 NECBL Season – Attendanceurl=http://necbl.wttbaseball.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=204&seasonid=30623work=NECBL.comaccessdate=28 April 2019archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428174412/http://necbl.wttbaseball.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=204&seasonid=30623archivedate=28 April 2019url-status=live }}2,12142,4151st
20181,75433,3322nd

References

References

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  2. [http://www.necbl.com/teams/holyoke.htm Holyoke Sox Info] {{webarchive. link. (2009-09-04 at necbl.com)
  3. [http://athletics.elms.edu/information/facilities/gamefacilities Game Facilities] at athletics.elms.edu
  4. [http://www.ballparkreviews.com/holyoke/holyoke.htm Mackenzie Stadium] at ballparkreviews.com
  5. [http://www.necbl.com/press/holyoke94.htm West Wins All-Star game in Holyoke, Hometown Hero gets MVP] at necbl.com, URL accessed August 21, 2009. [https://archive.today/20090802024153/http://www.necbl.com/press/holyoke94.htm Archived] 2009-09-07.
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