Blacktown Olympic Park's baseball facility
offers a world-class experience for athletes
There are three international standard, full size playing fields,
associated building and stadium infrastructure and extensive training
equipment
The playing surfaces are professionally maintained to international
standards by a dedicated team of grounds staff
Blacktown Olympic Park was a key playing and training venue for
baseball during the 2000 Olympic Games
It has since been used extensively for both competition and international
training camp purposes
Some of the world's most famous names have played at BOP including
the US Baseball Team and Korean LG Twins, Hyundai Unicorns, Lotte
Giants and SK Wyverns
Blacktown Olympic Park has also hosted International Series of
Baseball, the Claxton Shield National Baseball Championships and
both summer and winter Men's and Womens Major League competitions
The Baseball facility has also hosted the NSW combined High Schools
Competitions, the PSSA Baseball Championships and a variety of
development camps
Three Baseball Fields
----------Left field - 321ft - 98m
----------Right field - 321ft - 98m
----------Centre field - 400ft - 122m
All fields fully fenced with 8ft home run fence
Field One has a full padded perimeter
All fields floodlit for 'AAA' standard competition and/or training
(2560.2.6-1994)
The main field is a sand profile legend couch (cynoodon dactylon)
The two secondary fields are Class B soil profile greenlees park
couch (cynoodon dactylon)
The main field is playable in all weather conditions due an international
standard sporting field subsurface drainage system
All three fields are fully irrigated
Home and visitors dugouts on the main diamond
Home and visitors team shelters on secondary diamonds with power
and lights
Scorers shelters on second field
Double home and visitors bullpens
Shade covered practice bullpens to cater for six pitchers at one
time
All diamonds have grassed outfields and infields with a mix of
dolerite clay and sand infield and base running skins
The main diamond has an electronic scoreboard, commentary/scorers
box with full PA and sound system (air conditioned)
Seated spectator capacity 1200 with approx 500 seated undercover
Stadium Infrastructure
Four change rooms that can be configured to two larger rooms
All change rooms have toilets, showers and wash facilities
Umpires facilities with toilets, showers and change room
Kitchen facility
Function room (145m2) with sound system, air conditioning and
kitchen and toilet facilities
Merchandise kiosk
Three kiosks
First-aid room
Reserved area for wheelchairs
Disability lift
Access to all levels for the disabled persons
Venue Manager on site
Training Equipment
Three mobile batting cages
'T' batting screens
First base screens
Pitchers 'L' screens
Fully lit batting tunnels
Assortment of rubber mats
Radar Guns linked to scoreboard on main field