Baseball stadium in High Point, North Carolina
Truist Point is a stadium located in High Point, North Carolina and is home to the High Point Rockers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball [ 2] [ 5] [ 4] and to Carolina Core FC of the MLS NEXT Pro league.[ 6] The stadium is bordered by Elm, English, Gatewood and Lindsay streets.[ 3] Truist (formerly BB&T Corporation ) is paying $500,000 annually for 15 years for the naming rights.[ 3]
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.[ 7] [ 8]
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 .[ 9]
In 2021, North Carolina Fusion U23 's men's and women's teams began playing some matches at Truist Point.[ 10]
In 2024, Carolina Core FC of the MLS NEXT Pro league began play at Truist Point.[ 6]
Truist Point, High Point, NC June 16, 2019
References
^ a b c d "Ball Park A-Z" . High Point Rockers . 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019 .
^ a b Spedden, Zach (April 12, 2018). "New for 2019: BB&T Point" . Ballpark Digest . Retrieved April 17, 2018 .
^ a b c d 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 .
^ a b Spedden, Zach (October 18, 2018). "Opening Day for BB&T Point: May 2" . Ballpark Digest . Retrieved October 18, 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 .
^ a b Hill, David (November 11, 2022). "High Point pro soccer team to be in MLS pro development league, be called 'Carolina Core' " . Triad Business Journal . Archived from the original on May 2, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024 .
^ "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 .
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