Paul Walsh Field is a multi-purpose sports facility located in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. The field is part of the athletic facilities of nearby New Bedford High School. Its primary use is for baseball. Specifically, it served as the former home of the New Bedford Bay Sox of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a collegiate summer baseball league.[1] The Bay Sox hold a non-exclusive contract for usage of the field, allowing for interscholastic sporting events to continue to be played at the facility.[2]
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| Location | Parker Street and Hunter Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts, US |
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| Coordinates | 41°38′32″N 70°56′48″W / 41.642273°N 70.946751°W |
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| New Bedford Bay Sox (NECBL) (2009–2019) | |
Arsenic issue edit
In the summer of 2008 arsenic was discovered on both of the facility's baseball diamonds. While the arsenic was found in moderate amounts, officials did not believe it posed immediate danger to the public. It is believed the arsenic levels stem back to the location's industrial usage during the 1960s.[3] Remediation of the field, involving the replacing of arsenic-poisoned grass and soil, began in November 2008.[4]
Bay Sox attendance edit
The following is a list of New Bedford Bay Sox attendance figures since the team began playing at Paul Walsh Field in 2009.
| Season | Game Avg. | Season Total | Lge. Rk. |
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| 2009[5] | 1,128 | 23,700 | 5th |
| 2010[6] | 371 | 7,412 | 9th |
| 2011[7] | 1,046 | 20,925 | 5th |
| 2012[8] | 247 | 5,182 | 10th |
External links edit
Notes edit
- ^ "New Bedford Lands New England Collegiate Baseball League Team" at nbbaysox.com [1] URL accessed December 31, 2008
- ^ "City reaches deal with baseball team" at SouthCoastToday.com [2] URL accessed December 31, 2008.
- ^ "Arsenic found in Paul Walsh Field soil" at SouthCoastToday.com [3] URL accessed December 31, 2008
- ^ "Cleanup of Walsh Field begins" at SouthCoastToday.com [4] URL accessed December 31, 2008
- ^ Team Statistics 2009 Archived July 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine at necbl.com, URL accessed August 1, 2009
- ^ "2010 NECBL Season – Attendance". NECBL.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "2011 NECBL Season – Attendance". NECBL.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "2012 NECBL Season – Attendance". NECBL.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2012.