Lloyd Hopkins Field

Lloyd Hopkins Field

The Hop[1][2]
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Full name	Lloyd Hopkins Field in Gordon Moore Park
Address	98 Arnold Palmer Road Alton, Illinois
Coordinates	38°54′14″N 90°6′29″W
Owner	City of Alton, Illinois[3]
Operator	Alton Park and Recreation Department[3]
Capacity	2,500[4]
Construction
Renovated	2015[3]
Tenants
Alton River Dragons (PL) 2021–present Bluff City Bombers (CICL) 1998–2004 American Legion Baseball 1981–2015, 2020–present

Lloyd Hopkins Field is a baseball stadium in Alton, Illinois. Owned and operated by the city of Alton,[3] it is the home field for the Alton River Dragons, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Prospect League,[5] and for American Legion Baseball.[2] Hopkins Field hosted American Legion teams from 1981 to 2015, and they returned in 2020.[2][6] Hopkins Field was also the home of the Bluff City Bombers in the Central Illinois Collegiate League from 1998 to 2004.[1][7]

In January 2020 the city of Alton signed a 10-year lease with the River Dragons. The deal called for upgrades to Hopkins Field, including the addition of a locker room, batting cages, a new scoreboard and video board, concession amenities, and seating for 1,800 people.[5][7][8][9] Hopkins Field had been renovated in 2015 with updated dugouts and new batting cages, lights, siding, netting, fencing, and turf.[3]

References

1. Hayes, Pete (October 10, 2020). "IN THE DRAGONS' LAIR: Alton baseball team assembling staff, names assistant coaches". Edwardsville Intelligencer. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
2. Korac, Louie (July 3, 2020). "RETURN TO 'THE HOP': Alton plays first Legion game at Hopkins Field since 2015 disagreement". The Telegraph. Alton, Illinois. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
3. Brannan, Dan (August 5, 2015). "A PROUD MOMENT: Alton workers put in herculean effort to redo historic Lloyd Hopkins Field". RiverBender.com. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
4. "Stadium Rentals". Alton River Dragons. Pointstreak Sites. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
5. Jenkins, Doug; Ellebracht, Mark (January 28, 2020). "Alton to Get Baseball Team". WBGZ. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2021 – via Alton Daily News.
6. Korac, Louie (June 6, 2016). "Legion baseball gives up fight, surrenders Hopkins Field as home". The Telegraph. Alton, Illinois. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
7. "Alton's Prospect League Team To Play At Lloyd Hopkins Field". pointstreaksites.com. Pointstreak Sites. February 18, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
8. "Alton Prospect League Team on Tap for 2021". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. January 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
9. "Gordon F. Moore Community Park". Great Rivers & Routes. Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau. 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2021.

External links

• Prospect League
• Alton River Dragons