Truist Point Location within North Carolina Truist Point Truist Point (the United States) | |
Former names | BB&T Point (2019–2020) |
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Address | 301 N. Elm Street[1] High Point, North Carolina |
Coordinates | 35°57′34″N 80°00′43″W / 35.95944°N 80.01194°W |
Capacity | 4,500[1] |
Field size | Left: 336 ft (102 m) Left center: 363 ft (111 m) Center: 400 ft (120 m) Right center: 366 ft (112 m) Right: 339 ft (103 m)[1] |
Surface | Astroturf[1] |
Construction | |
Broke ground | April 11, 2018[2] |
Opened | May 2, 2019[3] |
Construction cost | $36 million[4] |
Builder | Samet Corp.[4] |
Tenants | |
High Point Rockers (ALPB) 2019–present Carolina Core FC (MLSNP) 2024–future | |
Website | |
Truist Point |
Truist Point is a baseball stadium located in High Point, North Carolina and is home to the High Point Rockers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[2][5][3] The ballpark is bordered by Elm, English, Gatewood and Lindsay streets.[4] Truist (formerly BB&T Corporation) is paying $500,000 annually for 15 years for the naming rights.[4]
The stadium hosted its first official event on May 2, 2019, as the High Point Rockers defeated the Sugar Land Skeeters in their first ever Opening Day game.[6][7]
The ballpark was renamed from BB&T Point to Truist Point in June 2020 due to the 2019 merger of BB&T and SunTrust Banks to form Truist.[8]
In 2021, North Carolina Fusion U23's men's and women's teams began playing some matches at Truist Point.[9]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Ball Park A-Z". High Point Rockers. 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- 1 2 Spedden, Zach (April 12, 2018). "New for 2019: BB&T Point". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- 1 2 Spedden, Zach (October 18, 2018). "Opening Day for BB&T Point: May 2". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 Whittington, Lloyd (April 12, 2018). "BB&T Point is brand for High Point baseball stadium to host what is now the Bridgeport Bluefish". Triad Business Journal. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ↑ Rose, Alex (April 11, 2018). "City leaders break ground for High Point stadium project; stadium to be named 'BB&T Point'". WGHP. Archived from the original on April 17, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ↑ "High Point Rockers Top Sugar Land In Inaugural Home Game". WFMY-TV. May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
- ↑ "High Point Rockers beat Sugar Land Skeeters in 3–0 home win on opening night". WGHP. May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
- ↑ Heimall, Christian (June 24, 2020). "ROCKERS HOME STADIUM NAME TO CHANGE TO TRUIST POINT". highpointrockers.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ↑ Shutt, Steve. "USL League Two Soccer Coming to Truist Point". HighPointRockers.com. Retrieved June 12, 2021.