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Bank of Samistopol Park is a {{wp|baseball}} stadium located in {{wp|Downtown}} [[Velkarichka. It has been the ballpark of [[Arucian Baseball League]]'s [[Velkarichka Dynamo]] since 2000, when the team left Dynamo Stadium.
Bank of Samistopol Park is a {{wp|baseball}} stadium located in {{wp|Downtown}} [[Velkarichka]]. It has been the ballpark of [[Arucian Baseball League]]'s [[Velkarichka Dynamo]] since 2000, when the team left Dynamo Stadium.
 
== History ==
=== Naming rights ===
In February 1999, Bank of Samistopol agreed to pay Z36 million over 20 years for the naming rights for the new ballpark. In 2009, Samistopol extended its naming rights agreement with the Dynamo through 2040.
== Features ==
=== Scoreboards ===
Bank of Samistopol Park features a manual HD video display, a color LED out-of-town scoreboard, and LED ribbon boards along the terraces. The main scoreboard, which replaced the original monochrome scoreboard and separate video screen above the center field bleachers before the 2013 season. The board can be used either all at once, such as for live action or video replays, or split into sections for displaying information such as statistics and advertisements
=== Dynamo Hall of Fame ===
Co-located with the Baseball Museum of Vinalia, the Dybamo Hall of Fame features bronze plaques of the ten inducted members: Mykhajlo Ruban (1984), Rémi Bescond (1998), Broadcaster Vitalij Doroshenko (2003), Artur Moraes (2007), Rohan Simon (2009), Lester Taylor (2012), Anderson Collins (2013), Renato Pinho (2014), Yehor Vojtovych (2016), and Évrard Philippon (2022). The plaques describe their contributions to the franchise, as well as murals and television screens showing highlights of their careers with the Dynamo.
== Dimensions ==
In contrast to Dynamo Stadium, which had long been considered one of the most hitter-friendly parks in the ABL, the Park is considered to be extremely friendly to pitchers. Except for dead center field, the outfield dimensions were more expansive than those at Dynamo Stadium. This led to complaints from players and fans alike.
 
The park has undergone several changes to its dimensions throughout the years, changing it from pitcher to batter friendly throughout the years. In 2009 the left-center wall was lowered and brought further inside. In 2018 these changes were reversed. The park has seen notorious changes in its dimension throughout the league, leading to complaints from teams and fans alike.
== Transportation ==
 
Public transportation for the park is available via the [[Velkarichka Metro]], at the Park Station, served by the Green Line. Private and public buses run regularly from the park to Bus Union station some 3 blocks south of the stadium.
 
== Stadium use ==
=== Baseball ===
=== Concerts ===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! width=12% style="text-align:center;"| Date
! width=10% style="text-align:center;| Artist
! width=10% style="text-align:center;| Opening act(s)
! width=16% style="text-align:center;| Tour/concert name
! width=10% style="text-align:center;| Attendance
! width=20% style="text-align:center;| Note(s)
|-
| July 5, 2000
| [[Vinalia|Heitsi and the New Boys]]
| [[Vinalia|Heitsi]]<br />[[Vinalia|New Boys]]
|Renewal Tour
| 43,822
| The first act to play at the ballpark.
|-
| August 31, 2000
| [[Vinalia|Saliah]]
| [[Vinalia|Saliah]]<br />[[Vinalia|Nuissance]]
|A new me Tour
| 43,491
|
|-
| November 19, 2000
| [[Vinalia|Orikhiv]]
| [[Vinalia|Orikhiv]]
|The Great Vinalian tour
| 40,319
|
|-
|}
 
=== Soccer ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:95%;" style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="text-align:center;|Date
!style="text-align:center;|Winning team
!style="text-align:center;|Result
!style="text-align:center;|Losing team
!style="text-align:center;|Tournament
!style="text-align:center;|Attendance
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|August 19, 2003||'''{{flagicon|Soravia}} [[Soravia|Dokha Tozan]]'''||style="text-align:center;"|2–2<br />5–4 ({{wp|Penalty shootout (association football)|pens.}})||{{flagicon|Vinalia}} [[Vinalia|F.C. Velkarichka]]||style="text-align:center;"|Friendly||style="text-align:center;"|39,491
|-
|}
[[Category:Vinalia]]

Latest revision as of 04:00, 17 August 2023

Bank of Samistopol Park
BuschMemorialStadium.jpg
Bank of Samistopol Park in 2007
Address10600 Rosie Avenue
Velkarichka, Shyroniy
Vinalia
Public transit
OwnerVelkarichka Stadium authority
OperatorVelkarichka Dynamo Operations
Capacity
  • 40,120 (2000–2002)
  • 41,070 (2003–2007)
  • 41,000 (2008)
  • 41,255 (2009–2018)
  • 41,083 (2018–present)
Record attendance45,280 (July 26, 2008 against Tranquille Sugars)
Field size
  • Left field – 342 ft (104 m)
  • Left-center – 370 ft (110 m)
  • Center field – 412 ft (126 m)
  • Right-center – 365 ft (111 m)
  • Right field – 330 ft (100 m) ComericaParkDimensions.svg
SurfaceZamara Bluegrass
Construction
Broke groundOctober 29, 1997; 27 years ago (October 29, 1997)
OpenedApril 11, 2000; 24 years ago (April 11, 2000)
Construction cost
  • Z300 million
Architect
Project managerOld Town Construction
Structural engineerDymrivka Inc.
Services engineerStep Inc.
General contractorBorys-Sadove-Black
Tenants
Velkarichka Dynamo (ABL) (2000–present)

Bank of Samistopol Park is a baseball stadium located in Downtown Velkarichka. It has been the ballpark of Arucian Baseball League's Velkarichka Dynamo since 2000, when the team left Dynamo Stadium.

History

Naming rights

In February 1999, Bank of Samistopol agreed to pay Z36 million over 20 years for the naming rights for the new ballpark. In 2009, Samistopol extended its naming rights agreement with the Dynamo through 2040.

Features

Scoreboards

Bank of Samistopol Park features a manual HD video display, a color LED out-of-town scoreboard, and LED ribbon boards along the terraces. The main scoreboard, which replaced the original monochrome scoreboard and separate video screen above the center field bleachers before the 2013 season. The board can be used either all at once, such as for live action or video replays, or split into sections for displaying information such as statistics and advertisements

Dynamo Hall of Fame

Co-located with the Baseball Museum of Vinalia, the Dybamo Hall of Fame features bronze plaques of the ten inducted members: Mykhajlo Ruban (1984), Rémi Bescond (1998), Broadcaster Vitalij Doroshenko (2003), Artur Moraes (2007), Rohan Simon (2009), Lester Taylor (2012), Anderson Collins (2013), Renato Pinho (2014), Yehor Vojtovych (2016), and Évrard Philippon (2022). The plaques describe their contributions to the franchise, as well as murals and television screens showing highlights of their careers with the Dynamo.

Dimensions

In contrast to Dynamo Stadium, which had long been considered one of the most hitter-friendly parks in the ABL, the Park is considered to be extremely friendly to pitchers. Except for dead center field, the outfield dimensions were more expansive than those at Dynamo Stadium. This led to complaints from players and fans alike.

The park has undergone several changes to its dimensions throughout the years, changing it from pitcher to batter friendly throughout the years. In 2009 the left-center wall was lowered and brought further inside. In 2018 these changes were reversed. The park has seen notorious changes in its dimension throughout the league, leading to complaints from teams and fans alike.

Transportation

Public transportation for the park is available via the Velkarichka Metro, at the Park Station, served by the Green Line. Private and public buses run regularly from the park to Bus Union station some 3 blocks south of the stadium.

Stadium use

Baseball

Concerts

Date Artist Opening act(s) Tour/concert name Attendance Note(s)
July 5, 2000 Heitsi and the New Boys Heitsi
New Boys 		Renewal Tour 43,822 The first act to play at the ballpark.
August 31, 2000 Saliah Saliah
Nuissance 		A new me Tour 43,491
November 19, 2000 Orikhiv Orikhiv The Great Vinalian tour 40,319

Soccer

Date Winning team Result Losing team Tournament Attendance
August 19, 2003 Soravia Dokha Tozan 2–2
5–4 (pens.)		 Vinalia F.C. Velkarichka Friendly 39,491
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