PNC Field
PNC Field is a 10,000-seat minor league baseball stadium that is located in Moosic, Pennsylvania in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area that was built in 1989 and rebuilt in 2013. The stadium is home to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees.
PNC Field, August 2018 | |
PNC Field Location within Pennsylvania PNC Field PNC Field (the United States) | |
| Former names | Lackawanna County Stadium (1989–2006) |
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| Address | 235 Montage Mountain Road Moosic, Pennsylvania United States |
| Coordinates | 41°21′37.46″N 75°41′2.28″W |
| Owner | Lackawanna County Stadium Authority |
| Operator | Mandalay Baseball Properties |
| Capacity | 10,000 (2013–present) 10,310 (2007–2011) 10,982 (1989–2006) |
| Record attendance | 11,515 |
| Field size | Left field line: 326 ft (99 m) Left-center field: 371 ft (113 m) Center field: 408 ft (124 m) Right-center field: 371 ft (113 m) Right field line: 330 ft (100 m) |
| Surface | Astroturf (1989–2006) Grass (2007–present) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | August 28, 1986 |
| Opened | April 26, 1989 |
| Renovated | 2012 (reconstructed) |
| Reopened | April 4, 2013 |
| Construction cost | US$25 million ($59 million in 2022 dollars) US$43.3 million (renovation) ($55.2 million in 2022 dollars) |
| Architect | GSGSB Inc. EwingCole (renovation) |
| Structural engineer | Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. |
| General contractor | Melon Stuart Construction Alvin H. Butz, Inc. (renovation) |
| Tenants | |
| Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (IL/AAAE) 1989–2011, 2013–present | |
| Website | |
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The stadium also hosts high school sports games. It hosts the PIAA District II baseball district championship games for high school baseball. It also hosts high school football games such as the Railriders Bowl for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area high school football teams, sponsored by the Railriders.
PNC Field was formerly known as Lackawanna County Stadium from 1989 to 2006; Lackawanna County sold the naming rights to PNC Bank on February 1, 2007, and the stadium became known as PNC Field.