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Vince Genna Stadium

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Originally known as "Municipal Ball Park", it was renamed 52 years ago in June 1972 for Vince Genna (1921–2007), the director of the city's parks & recreation department and former American Legion coach. When minor league baseball returned in 1978 with the Timber Hawks, Genna was an honorary
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paid the Bend Metro Park and Recreation District $ 9,500 for use of the ballpark for the season. In 1980, the team paid $ 9,700. In 2008, the Bend Elks led the WCL in league and overall attendance, averaging 1,430 fans at Genna Stadium over 21 league home games. In 2010 Genna Stadium continued to
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and is unconventionally oriented northwest; the recommended alignment of a baseball diamond (home plate to center field) is east-northeast. In 1978, the Timber Hawks had intermissions called "sun breaks" near sundown when the glare was excessive. The
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The field is commonly used for the YouTube Channel “The Baseball Bat Bros” who test out baseball bats for High School and College athletes to see how new baseball bats compare to each other
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cited the need for adequate sun screens in left field (west) as one of the reasons for breaking their affiliation with the Bend Bucks after the 1989 season.
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lead the WCL in total and league attendance, along with average game attendance; its record-setting season attendance exceeded 50,000.
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In November of 2022, the baseball field underwent a $ 300,000 renovation which made the infield completely turf.
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of the natural grass playing field is approximately 3,700 feet (1,130 m) above
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The stadium has hosted affiliates of four major-league teams (
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Bend, Oregon
Coordinates
44°02′35″N 121°17′56″W / 44.043°N 121.299°W / 44.043; -121.299
Bend Elks
Capacity
Bend Rainbows
NWL
Bend Timber Hawks
NWL
Central Oregon Phillies
NWL
Bend Phillies
NWL
Bend Bucks
NWL
Bend Rockies
NWL
Bend Bandits
WBL
Bend Elks
WCL
Bend is located in USA West
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western
United States
Bend is located in Oregon
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Oregon
baseball

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