501:, from 1995 to 1997. Skylands Stadium was also home to the Semi-Pro Football team the Sussex Stags. The Stags played at the stadium in 2010 when they were called the Jersey Stags. In 2015, the Stags re-branded as the Sussex Stags and played the 2015 season at Skylands Stadium while being part of the Empire Football League, the oldest running league in the Country. The Sussex Stags now call Newton High School the home stadium and in 2019 became the New Jersey Stags.
522:
404:
27:
36:
359:
562:
3 games to 1 in a best-of-five series. Skylands
Stadium served as the location for games 3 and 4, each resulting in a walk-off hit in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Miners won Game 3 on a single by first baseman Daniel Mateo. Game 4 was filled with even more drama. With the Miners down two runs
463:
baseball team, known as the
Skylanders, plays its home games at Skylands Stadium. The Skylanders took part in the first-ever event at the ballpark, a doubleheader played on April 17, 1994. The Skyland Cardinals have also begun to play their home games in 2020 with the emergence of the All-American
542:
4–1 in front of a crowd of 3,819 people for their first victory. In 2017, the Miners qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, playing their first playoff game at the stadium on
September 7, 2017. However, the Miners got swept in the first round 3–0 by the eventual
400:, causing construction cost overruns. The owners of Skylands Stadium were forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but the new ballpark managed to open on time that June and the Cardinals moved in. The stadium's luxury boxes and other amenities were not completed until the following year.
566:
On Sunday, June 16, 2019, the Sussex County Miners defeated the
Shikoku Island Independents by a score of 5–2, exactly 25 years to the date of the first professional game played at Skylands Park which was between the New Jersey Cardinals and Hudson Valley Renegades.
504:
No professional baseball team played at
Skylands Stadium from 2011 through 2014. The owners, Millennium Sports Management, put the stadium up for sale for $ 1.99 million, but no buyer was found at that price. In March 2013, investor Mark Roscioli of 17 Mile LLC in
509:
acquired the stadium for $ 950,000. Negotiations were ongoing to determine how to bring baseball back to the site with either a new or existing pro league. Roscioli did not have prior experience running a ballpark. There was interest in a new
563:
with two on and two out, Miners third baseman Martin
Figueroa stepped to the plate to hit a dramatic first-pitch, three-run home run, ending the game with a score of 6-5 and giving the Miners their first championship in franchise history.
550:
The Miners qualified for the playoffs again the following year, this time placing first in the league and winning the division for the first time in franchise history. In the opening round, they defeated the
1170:
645:
1175:
393:
The park is designed to look a little bit like a farm complex from the outside. Augusta has long been the home of dairy farms, and the
Cardinals wanted to make their stadium blend in.
444:
202:
311:, an independent minor league team that began play in 2006 and folded after the 2010 season. Skylands Stadium also served as the home field for several other sports organizations.
390:. As part of the move, the team changed its name to the Cardinals. The team's new home stadium would be privately owned and financed, a rarity in professional sports circles.
1034:
451:. The Skyhawks won a Can-Am League championship in 2008, the ballpark's second title. In early January 2011, it was announced that the Sussex Skyhawks would be disbanding.
1007:
966:
582:, hosting games at Skylands Stadium despite a limit of 500 fans due to pandemic restrictions. The Miners officially began play in the Frontier League in May 2021.
617:
840:
1185:
498:
515:
818:
1190:
771:
479:
211:
1180:
1027:
749:
1165:
1160:
670:
940:
511:
494:
483:
439:
On
January 10, 2006, it was announced that Skylands Stadium would be the home to the newly named professional baseball team called the
1195:
1020:
471:, a league for women that began play the previous year. However, the Diamonds played only eight home games before the league folded.
277:
552:
579:
460:
225:
447:. On May 29, 2006, the Skyhawks played their first regular season game at Skylands Stadium, dropping an 18–11 decision to the
307:. The Cardinals called the park home until 2005, after which the team was sold and moved. The Cardinals were replaced by the
261:
75:
723:
424:
420:
419:, winning a NYPL title in their first season. After the 2005 season the team was sold to a new ownership group based in
68:
341:
celebration with food, music, giveaways, and appearances by local politicians, Italian
American organizations, and the
921:
911:
1109:
750:"Millennium Sports Management, Inc. Announces Cancellation of Ladies Professional Baseball Games at Skylands Park"
265:
375:
300:
220:
570:
After the 2019 season, the Can-Am League ceased operations, with the Miners and other teams slated to join the
538:
played their first home game on
Memorial Day, May 25, 2015. The Miners defeated their geographical rivals, the
793:
314:
In October 2013, Skylands Stadium was purchased by Al Dorso, a businessman who owns State Fair Superstore in
1058:
578:, the Frontier League cancelled its 2020 season. The Miners instead fielded a team in the hastily-assembled
887:
468:
319:
315:
506:
383:
281:
247:
994:
1119:
535:
428:
387:
330:
296:
285:
216:
189:
1129:
342:
304:
273:
257:
60:
1114:
1068:
539:
518:. In October 2014, Roscioli sold the park to a group of investors led by Al Dorso for $ 850,000.
487:
448:
337:, was placed in the front of the stadium. The statue and field naming were unveiled as part of a
334:
702:
575:
379:
371:
1134:
1083:
559:
544:
329:
In October 2021, the field at Skylands Stadium was renamed Columbus Field and a monument to
230:
123:
1012:
467:
In 1998, Skylands Stadium was designated the home field for the New Jersey Diamonds of the
1044:
622:
571:
440:
323:
308:
289:
198:
193:
967:"What to watch for when Sussex County Miners open play in new Frontier League next week"
1139:
1073:
1063:
675:
416:
412:
367:
269:
26:
1154:
534:
The Can-Am League granted an expansion franchise to the new ballpark owners. The new
1124:
475:
397:
338:
207:
521:
1104:
1078:
697:
646:"Skylands Stadium to Celebrate Christopher Columbus with Statue and Name Change"
431:; the team remained there until the New York-Penn League was shut down in 2020.
794:"Dreams unfulfilled: Frankford's Skylands Stadium to remain vacant this summer"
403:
599:
90:
77:
865:
618:"Skylands Stadium gets new owners with hopes of baseball returning in 2015"
474:
In the summer of 1999, Skylands Stadium hosted several home games for the
35:
250:
358:
276:, on a plot of land adjacent to the Sussex County Fairgrounds where the
841:"With deal closed, new Skylands Park owner exploring all possibilities"
698:"New Jersey Herald – Sussex County newspaper for news, sports, schools"
382:, to Augusta, New Jersey, and had temporarily spent the 1993 season in
253:
396:
The winter of 1993–94 brought the worst weather in several years to
558:
In the championship round, the Miners beat the defending Champion
520:
402:
357:
1002:
866:"Sussex County Miners Take the Field for their Inaugural Season"
1016:
493:
Skylands Stadium also hosted the Sussex County Colonels of the
671:"BASEBALL; Field of Dreams Turns Into Nightmare in New Jersey"
378:
affiliate, were in a transition to move out of their home in
284:
are held concurrently every August, and is home to the
724:"Looking back at 20 years of Skylands Stadium history"
445:
Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball
295:
Skylands Stadium opened in 1994 and was built for the
1171:
Buildings and structures in Sussex County, New Jersey
819:"Skylands Stadium sold; baseball still a possibility"
530:
Home of the Sussex County Miners (2015–present)
407:
The interior of Skylands Stadium during a Miners game
1097:
1051:
183:
175:
167:
162:
154:
142:
134:
122:
114:
106:
67:
54:
46:
427:, and were relocated there to become known as the
1176:Tourist attractions in Sussex County, New Jersey
514:franchise or a team in a revived version of the
411:The Cardinals called Skylands Stadium home from
326:, and is the owner of the Sussex County Miners.
922:"Frontier League, Can-Am League to Join Forces"
912:"Frontier League, Can-Am League to Join Forces"
1028:
941:"Miners make long-awaited return to Skylands"
8:
611:
609:
354:Home of the New Jersey Cardinals (1993–2005)
19:
1035:
1021:
1013:
478:, a minor league team affiliated with the
25:
18:
868:. You Don't Know Jersey, LLC. 2015-06-01
16:Baseball park in Augusta, New Jersey, US
591:
435:Home of the Sussex Skyhawks (2006–2010)
525:The front entrance of Skylands Stadium
461:Sussex County Community College (SCCC)
242:(known from its opening until 2014 as
233:(NCAA Division 1) (2019–present)
1003:Sussex County Miners official website
370:for a new minor league ballpark. The
7:
616:Moszczynski, Joe (10 October 2013).
482:, as they awaited the completion of
362:Skylands Stadium from an aerial view
939:Tredinnick, Andrew (25 July 2020).
644:Derricks, Jenny (October 7, 2021).
495:Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League
484:Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium
469:Ladies Professional Baseball League
965:Tredinnick, Andrew (20 May 2021).
14:
1186:1994 establishments in New Jersey
839:Moszczynski, Joe (7 April 2013).
499:collegiate summer baseball league
366:Ground was broken in the fall of
333:, that was previously located in
278:Sussex County Farm and Horse Show
322:in the parking lots surrounding
34:
1191:Sports venues completed in 1994
1008:Skylands Park Review and Photos
997:Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues
772:"Skylands Park/Sussex Skyhawks"
770:Cryan, Mark (August 12, 2009).
580:All-American Baseball Challenge
226:Sussex County Community College
1181:Frankford Township, New Jersey
1:
1166:Baseball venues in New Jersey
821:. Ballpark Digest. 2013-03-17
421:University Park, Pennsylvania
272:, near its intersection with
1161:Minor league baseball venues
886:Barbati, Carl (2015-05-25).
1212:
1110:Duly Health and Care Field
1196:Frontier League ballparks
1043:Current ballparks in the
266:Sussex County, New Jersey
188:
42:
33:
24:
888:"Miners Win Home Opener"
91:41.125917°N 74.7101222°W
1059:Joseph L. Bruno Stadium
268:. It is located off of
995:Skylands Park Views –
574:. However, due to the
526:
408:
363:
320:State Fair Meadowlands
318:, operates the annual
316:Belleville, New Jersey
196:) (2015–present)
96:41.125917; -74.7101222
553:Trois-Rivières Aigles
524:
507:Ardmore, Pennsylvania
425:Penn State University
406:
384:Glens Falls, New York
361:
282:New Jersey State Fair
148:Center Field: 384 ft
118:Skylands Stadium LLC.
58:94 Championship Place
1120:Mercy Health Stadium
752:. thefreelibrary.com
536:Sussex County Miners
464:Baseball Challenge.
429:State College Spikes
388:Glens Falls Redbirds
376:New York–Penn League
331:Christopher Columbus
301:New York–Penn League
297:New Jersey Cardinals
286:Sussex County Miners
246:) is a professional
217:New Jersey Cardinals
190:Sussex County Miners
138:5,477 (July 4, 2019)
130:4,500 (2021-present)
1130:Thomas More Stadium
928:. October 16, 2019.
918:. October 16, 2019.
343:Knights of Columbus
305:St. Louis Cardinals
288:of the independent
150:Right Field: 330 ft
146:Left Field: 330 ft
87: /
21:
1115:Grizzlies Ballpark
1069:Hinchliffe Stadium
926:FrontierLeague.com
916:FrontierLeague.com
730:. January 15, 2011
540:New Jersey Jackals
527:
449:North Shore Spirit
409:
364:
335:Newark, New Jersey
303:affiliate for the
262:Frankford Township
128:4,200 (1994-2021)
1148:
1147:
971:New Jersey Herald
945:New Jersey Herald
892:New Jersey Herald
774:. Ballpark Digest
728:New Jersey Herald
703:New Jersey Herald
600:"Host your event"
576:COVID-19 pandemic
380:Hamilton, Ontario
374:, the Cardinals'
372:Hamilton Redbirds
237:
236:
135:Record attendance
1203:
1135:Wild Things Park
1089:Skylands Stadium
1084:Stade Quillorama
1037:
1030:
1023:
1014:
982:
981:
979:
977:
962:
956:
955:
953:
951:
936:
930:
929:
919:
908:
902:
901:
899:
898:
883:
877:
876:
874:
873:
862:
856:
855:
853:
851:
836:
830:
829:
827:
826:
815:
809:
808:
806:
805:
790:
784:
783:
781:
779:
767:
761:
760:
758:
757:
746:
740:
739:
737:
735:
720:
714:
713:
711:
710:
694:
688:
687:
685:
684:
667:
661:
660:
658:
656:
650:Tap in to Newton
641:
635:
634:
632:
630:
613:
604:
603:
596:
560:Quebec Capitales
545:Quebec Capitales
240:Skylands Stadium
231:NJIT Highlanders
102:
101:
99:
98:
97:
92:
88:
85:
84:
83:
80:
38:
29:
22:
20:Skylands Stadium
1211:
1210:
1206:
1205:
1204:
1202:
1201:
1200:
1151:
1150:
1149:
1144:
1093:
1047:
1045:Frontier League
1041:
991:
986:
985:
975:
973:
964:
963:
959:
949:
947:
938:
937:
933:
920:
910:
909:
905:
896:
894:
885:
884:
880:
871:
869:
864:
863:
859:
849:
847:
845:The Star-Ledger
838:
837:
833:
824:
822:
817:
816:
812:
803:
801:
798:The Star-Ledger
792:
791:
787:
777:
775:
769:
768:
764:
755:
753:
748:
747:
743:
733:
731:
722:
721:
717:
708:
706:
696:
695:
691:
682:
680:
669:
668:
664:
654:
652:
643:
642:
638:
628:
626:
623:The Star-Ledger
615:
614:
607:
598:
597:
593:
588:
572:Frontier League
543:champions, the
532:
516:Northern League
480:Atlantic League
457:
441:Sussex Skyhawks
437:
356:
351:
324:MetLife Stadium
309:Sussex Skyhawks
290:Frontier League
256:located in the
229:
224:
215:
206:
199:Sussex Skyhawks
197:
149:
147:
129:
95:
93:
89:
86:
81:
78:
76:
74:
73:
59:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1209:
1207:
1199:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1153:
1152:
1146:
1145:
1143:
1142:
1140:Wintrust Field
1137:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1101:
1099:
1095:
1094:
1092:
1091:
1086:
1081:
1076:
1074:Ottawa Stadium
1071:
1066:
1064:Clover Stadium
1061:
1055:
1053:
1049:
1048:
1042:
1040:
1039:
1032:
1025:
1017:
1011:
1010:
1005:
1000:
990:
989:External links
987:
984:
983:
957:
931:
903:
878:
857:
831:
810:
785:
762:
741:
715:
689:
676:New York Times
662:
636:
605:
590:
589:
587:
584:
531:
528:
456:
453:
436:
433:
355:
352:
350:
347:
235:
234:
186:
185:
181:
180:
177:
173:
172:
169:
165:
164:
160:
159:
156:
152:
151:
144:
140:
139:
136:
132:
131:
126:
120:
119:
116:
112:
111:
108:
104:
103:
71:
65:
64:
56:
52:
51:
48:
44:
43:
40:
39:
31:
30:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1208:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1158:
1156:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1102:
1100:
1098:West Division
1096:
1090:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1060:
1057:
1056:
1054:
1052:East Division
1050:
1046:
1038:
1033:
1031:
1026:
1024:
1019:
1018:
1015:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
998:
993:
992:
988:
972:
968:
961:
958:
946:
942:
935:
932:
927:
923:
917:
913:
907:
904:
893:
889:
882:
879:
867:
861:
858:
846:
842:
835:
832:
820:
814:
811:
799:
795:
789:
786:
773:
766:
763:
751:
745:
742:
729:
725:
719:
716:
705:
704:
699:
693:
690:
678:
677:
672:
666:
663:
651:
647:
640:
637:
625:
624:
619:
612:
610:
606:
601:
595:
592:
585:
583:
581:
577:
573:
568:
564:
561:
556:
554:
548:
546:
541:
537:
529:
523:
519:
517:
513:
508:
502:
500:
496:
491:
489:
485:
481:
477:
472:
470:
465:
462:
454:
452:
450:
446:
442:
434:
432:
430:
426:
422:
418:
414:
405:
401:
399:
394:
391:
389:
385:
381:
377:
373:
369:
360:
353:
348:
346:
344:
340:
336:
332:
327:
325:
321:
317:
312:
310:
306:
302:
298:
293:
291:
287:
283:
279:
275:
271:
267:
263:
259:
255:
252:
249:
245:
244:Skylands Park
241:
232:
227:
223:) (1994–2005)
222:
218:
213:
209:
205:) (2006–2010)
204:
200:
195:
191:
187:
182:
178:
174:
170:
166:
161:
158:Natural Grass
157:
153:
145:
141:
137:
133:
127:
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
105:
100:
82:74°42′36.44″W
72:
70:
66:
62:
57:
53:
50:Skylands Park
49:
45:
41:
37:
32:
28:
23:
1125:Ozinga Field
1088:
996:
974:. Retrieved
970:
960:
948:. Retrieved
944:
934:
925:
915:
906:
895:. Retrieved
891:
881:
870:. Retrieved
860:
848:. Retrieved
844:
834:
823:. Retrieved
813:
802:. Retrieved
800:. 2012-03-11
797:
788:
776:. Retrieved
765:
754:. Retrieved
744:
732:. Retrieved
727:
718:
707:. Retrieved
701:
692:
681:. Retrieved
679:. 1994-08-23
674:
665:
653:. Retrieved
649:
639:
627:. Retrieved
621:
594:
569:
565:
557:
549:
533:
503:
492:
476:Newark Bears
473:
466:
458:
438:
410:
398:North Jersey
395:
392:
365:
339:Columbus Day
328:
313:
294:
248:minor-league
243:
239:
238:
208:Newark Bears
163:Construction
47:Former names
1105:Bosse Field
1079:Stade Canac
655:October 18,
455:Other teams
260:section of
94: /
79:41°7′33.3″N
69:Coordinates
61:Augusta, NJ
1155:Categories
976:10 January
950:10 January
897:2015-06-18
872:2015-06-01
825:2013-03-19
804:2012-07-30
756:2011-04-04
709:2011-01-13
683:2012-07-30
629:30 January
586:References
423:, home of
228:Skylanders
143:Field size
386:, as the
778:June 22,
734:July 23,
280:and the
274:Route 15
251:baseball
214:) (1999)
124:Capacity
115:Operator
110:Al Dorso
55:Location
850:7 April
443:of the
349:History
258:Augusta
254:stadium
184:Tenants
155:Surface
555:3–2.
488:Newark
299:, the
270:US 206
176:Opened
203:CAAPB
168:Built
107:Owner
63:07822
978:2024
952:2024
852:2013
780:2015
736:2014
657:2021
631:2014
512:ACBL
497:, a
459:The
417:2005
413:1994
368:1993
221:NYPL
212:ALPB
179:1994
171:1994
486:in
415:to
264:in
1157::
969:.
943:.
924:.
914:.
890:.
843:.
796:.
726:.
700:.
673:.
648:.
620:.
608:^
547:.
490:.
345:.
292:.
194:FL
1036:e
1029:t
1022:v
980:.
954:.
900:.
875:.
854:.
828:.
807:.
782:.
759:.
738:.
712:.
686:.
659:.
633:.
602:.
219:(
210:(
201:(
192:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
