Baseball park in Wappingers Falls, New York, US
Heritage Financial Park
is a
baseball park
in
Fishkill, New York
.
[8]
Home to the
Hudson Valley Renegades
, the park originally opened on June 18, 1994. The original name from 1994 to 2023 was
Dutchess Stadium
and it continued with that name until March 2023 when a naming-rights deal with Heritage Financial Credit Union was completed.
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It has a capacity of 4,494 people
[10]
and is located on
New York State Route 9D
across
Interstate 84
from
Fishkill Correctional Facility
.
History
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Construction of the stadium began in April 1994 after approval by the Dutchess County Legislature, and opened less than three months later in June 1994.
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Tenants
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August 2010
March 2024
The stadium is primarily used for
baseball
, as the home field of the
Hudson Valley Renegades
minor league
baseball team, which as of 2024 is a
South Atlantic League
affiliate of the
New York Yankees
.
[13]
The
Manhattan College
baseball team played home games at the stadium from 2015 to 2019, before returning to
Van Cortlandt Park
.
[14]
From 2009 to at least 2018, the stadium hosted the Hudson Valley Baseball Classic between
Marist College
and the
United States Military Academy
.
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Besides baseball, it is also used for concerts, as well as high school and college graduations.
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The stadium hosts K104's annual KFest concert held in early June. Performing artists have included
Akon
,
Rihanna
,
Fat Joe
,
Counting Crows
,
Collective Soul
,
Wilco
,
Def Leppard
,
Bob Dylan
,
Drake
and
Adam Lambert
, among others.
The stadium's first
football
tenant, the
Hudson Valley Fort
of the
Fall Experimental Football League
, took up residence in the stadium in October 2015.
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Some
high school football
playoff contests were also to be held at the stadium that year, but the stadium was later determined to be unsafe as a football venue and those games were canceled.
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Features
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In addition to concessions, the stadium features a kids area, which includes an ice cream shop and play areas. The entire field, excluding the pitchers mound and home plate area, was converted to
AstroTurf
in the spring of 2014.
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References
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"Renegades Front Office"
.
MiLB.com
.
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Carter, Christopher (January 27, 1994).
"Stadium Crew Breaks Ground Jan. 20"
(PDF)
.
Harlem Valley Times
. p. A12
. Retrieved
July 1,
2012
.
[
dead link
]
- ^
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
.
- ^
"Dutchess Stadium"
. Liscum McCormack VanVoorhis LLP
. Retrieved
June 2,
2014
.
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"Sports & Recreational Facilities"
. Fellenzer Engineering LLP
. Retrieved
June 2,
2014
.
- ^
"Renegades Baseball Stadium"
. Meyer Contracting Corporation
. Retrieved
June 2,
2014
.
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Hanley, Robert (June 19, 1994).
"The Old Ball Game Gets New Times at Bat"
.
The New York Times
. Retrieved
November 8,
2011
.
- ^
Haynes, Stephen (December 10, 2020).
"Excitement abound as Renegades are announced as Yankees' new high Single-A affiliate"
.
Poughkeepsie Journal
.
- ^
"Dutchess Stadium renamed Heritage Financial Park (VIDEO)"
.
Mid Hudson News
. March 21, 2023
. Retrieved
May 17,
2023
.
- ^
"Heritage Financial Park"
.
MiLB.com
. Retrieved
July 1,
2023
.
- ^
Merzbach, Brian.
"Hudson Valley Renegades"
.
Ballpark Reviews
. Retrieved
June 2,
2014
.
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Thomaselli, Rich (May 20, 2013).
"Hudson Valley Renegades 20th Anniversary: 20 Years, 20 Great Moments in Renegades Baseball History"
.
Hudson Valley Magazine
. Retrieved
December 19,
2023
.
- ^
Reichard, Kevin (May 26, 2009).
"Affiliate Dance 2020"
.
Ballpark Digest
. Retrieved
March 7,
2021
.
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"Baseball to Play 2015 Home Games at Dutchess Stadium"
. Manhattan College Athletics. July 15, 2014
. Retrieved
August 12,
2014
.
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"Cadets Fall in Hudson Valley Baseball Classic"
.
Army West Point
. Retrieved
April 23,
2024
.
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"DCC To Host In-Person Graduation Ceremonies, May 21"
.
www.sunydutchess.edu
. Retrieved
July 18,
2022
.
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Cordero, Katelyn.
"What will graduation look like at Dutchess Stadium this year?"
.
Poughkeepsie Journal
. Retrieved
July 18,
2022
.
- ^
"Brawlers will be part of FXFL"
.
Vindy.com
. The Vindicator. July 16, 2015
. Retrieved
July 16,
2015
.
- ^
Haynes, Stephen (November 4, 2015).
"Hudson Valley Fort's season finale canceled"
. Retrieved
November 20,
2015
.
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McMann, Sean T. (April 5, 2014).
"Dutchess Stadium Turf Thrills Hudson Valley Renegades"
.
Poughkeepsie Journal
. Retrieved
June 2,
2014
.
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