Radford

Radford Baseball Stadium is a baseball venue on the campus of Radford University in Radford, Virginia, USA. It is home to the Radford Highlanders of... the NCAA's Division I Big South Conference. The field opened in 1986 and underwent extensive renovations in 2011. Its capacity is 700 spectators. Other uses of the stadium include baseball camps and high school baseball tournaments. The facility opened in 1986. In July 2007, head coach Joe Raccuia assumed control of the program with plans for facility upgrades. Renovations beginning in 2008 led to complete reconstruction of the field. In 2008, a new backstop was installed. Dugouts were enlarged and the playing surface improved in 2009. In 2011, the venue's name was changed from Radford Baseball Field to its current name, due to major reconstruction. Branch and Associates, Inc. led a project to rebuild the stadium. A seating structure with 700 chair-backed seats was added, in addition to a new concourse, press box, and PA system. New stadium lighting allowed night games to be played. The construction project, which cost $800,000, was the first in Radford athletics history to use only private funding.
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Virginia , officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state located in the South Atlantic region of the United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth... is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most populous city and Fairfax County the most populous political subdivision. The Commonwealth's population is over eight million. The area's history begins with several indigenous groups, including the Powhatan. In 1607 the London Company established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent New World English colony. Slave labor and the land acquired from displaced Native American tribes each played a significant role in the colony's early politics and plantation economy.
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