TEAM ::: HICKORY CRAWDADS LOCATION
::: HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA MY FIRST VISIT ::: MAY 16, 2005 OPPONENT ::: LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS LEVEL ::: SOUTH ATLANTIC
LEAGUE (A)
RATINGS
BALLFIELD ::: C SCOREBOARD ::: B FOOD ::: C
FACILITIES ::: A TEAM WEB SITE
::: B MASCOT ::: C
![FIELD VIEW](../sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/hickory003.jpg.w560h420.jpg)
MY TAKE ON THE PARK
![From Right Field](../sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/p5160120.jpg.w560h420.jpg)
SET DOWN ABOUT 1/4 MILE OFF OF THE HIGHWAY OVERLOOKING A SPACIOUS
PARKING LOT SITS L.P. FRANS STADIUM. FROM THE LOT, THIS PLACE LOOKS GREAT WITH THE BEAUTIFUL BRICK ENTRANCEWAY, ONCE
INSIDE, MORE BRICK AND AN AVERAGE COMFORTABLE PLACE TO SEE A GAME.
WHAT STANDS OUT HERE IS THE BRICK. FROM THE ENTRANCEWAY
TO THE PRESS BOX TO THE PILLARS HOLDING UP THE ROOF, THE PLACE WAS BUILT WITH RED BRICK.
![stands](../sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/hickory004.jpg.w560h420.jpg)
THROUGH THE TURNSTILES ONTO THE CONCOURSE, YOU WALK DOWN
INTO THE SEATING AREA WHERE THERE ARE 3 SEATING CHOICES. THE VERY COMFORTABLE BOX SEATS WITH A CUP HOLDER, SIX
RESERVED SECTIONS BEHIND HOME PLATE WHICH ARE THE BUCKET SEATS, AND DOWN THE LINES ARE METAL BENCHES W/ BACKS. FOR
PARTIES, THERE IS A PORCH BEYOND THE DUGOUT ON THE FIRST BASE SIDE. THE CRAWDADS HAVE FIGURED THAT PEOPLE WILL BE
BUSY HAVING A GOOD TIME HERE AND MAY NOT BE 100% ON THE GAME, SO THEY ADDED A NET DOWN THE LINE PROTECTING THE FANS.
AFTER SEEING PEOPLE GET HIT WITH A LINE DRIVE IN THE
STANDS, I CAN SEE THIS COMING TO MORE BALLPARKS.
![Behind the Catcher](../sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/hickory007.jpg.w560h420.jpg)
A TRIP TO HICKORY IS WORTH WHILE IF YOU ARE IN THE
AREA AND WANT TO SEE A GAME. OF THE NORTH CAROLINA PARKS I HAVE VISITED, HICKORY'S PLAYING FIELD WAS
THE MOST NEGLECTED BUT THE FANS ARE REALLY INTO THE GAME AND MAKE IT EXCITING SO THERE IS A LOT MORE ATMOSPHERE HERE
THAN SOME OF THE OTHERS.
THE FRILLS ARE LIMITED BUT THEY PROVIDE PLENTY OF $2 PARKING ALONG
WITH A FRIELDLY STAFF.
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