V.A. Memorial Stadium

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{{Short description|Baseball stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio}}
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| name = V.A. Memorial Stadium
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| image = [[Image:Va memorial stadium scoreboard chillicothe ohio 2006.jpg|300px|]]
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| location = Chillicothe, Ohio
| coordinates = {{coord|39.38924|-83.01765|type:landmark_scale:3000|display=inline,title}}|
| broke_ground =
| built = 1954
| opened = 1955
| renovated = 1993, 2006, 2011, 2025
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| surface = [[Field Turf]]
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| capacity = 3000+
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| dimensions = Left Field: 327 ft (100m) Left Center: 368 ft (112m) Center Field: 395 ft (120m) Right Center: 345 ft (105m) Right Field: 325 ft (99m)
| tenants = [[Chillicothe Paints]] ([[Frontier League|FL]]/[[Prospect League|PL]]) 1993–present
}}
'''V.A. Memorial Stadium''' is a [[baseball]] [[stadium]] located on the grounds of the [[Veterans Administration Hospital]] campus off of [[Ohio State Route 104|OH-104]], three miles north of [[Chillicothe, Ohio]]. It is officially designated as building 244. The stadium is the home field of the [[Chillicothe Paints]], a collegiate wooden bat [[baseball]] team in the [[Prospect League]]. Though primarily used for baseball, V.A. Memorial Stadium has been used for [[softball]], [[soccer]], and other non-sporting events.

The stadium holds over 3000 people. The main grandstand is covered and constructed of concrete and brick. The seating in the grandstand consists of 12 rows of bench seats with the lower 6 rows having backrests. Additional seating includes metal bleachers along the first and third base lines and a party deck extending from just beyond third base to the left field corner. Until 2006 the playing surface consisted of natural grass and dirt. In 2006, [[Field Turf]] was installed.

==Stadium history==
The stadium was constructed in 1954 with funding from the [[Blue Star Mothers of America]]. It was originally used as a field for the patients of the VA Hospital to play softball.

In 1993, the [[Frontier League]] began operations with the Chillicothe Paints playing in VA Memorial Stadium as one of the original 8 teams. The Paints organization with cooperation from the Department of Veterans Affairs renovated the stadium for the Paints opening game in June 1993.

In 2006 the [[Ross County, Ohio|Ross County]] Commissioners and [http://www.rosscountycfa.com/ Ross County Convention Facility Authority] worked together to further renovate the stadium adding the left field party deck and Field Turf.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chillicothepaints.com/paints_stadium.shtml|title=Chillicothe Paints Official Website:Stadium Information|access-date=2009-06-04}}</ref>

==Stadium events==
*[[Chillicothe Paints]], a [[collegiate summer baseball]] team that plays in the [[Prospect League]]
*[[Mid-American Conference baseball tournament]] from 2008 to 2011<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20110705/SPORTS/110705005/MAC-baseball-tournament-leaving-VA-Memorial-Stadium|title= MAC Baseball Leaving V.A. memorial Stadium|access-date=2011-07-22 |work= www.mac-sports.com}}</ref>
*[[Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]] (GLIAC) Baseball Tournament, 2009–2011<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gliac.org/sports/bsb/2010-11/tournament/BSB_Tourney_11|title=GLIAC Baseball tournament website.|access-date=2011-07-22}}</ref>
*[[Ohio High School Athletic Association]] (OHSAA) Division III District and Regional Baseball Tournament
*[[River States Conference]] Baseball Championship
*[[North Coast Athletic Conference]] Baseball Championship Tournament
*OHSAA regular season baseball and soccer games
*Scenes from the 1999 movie ''A Little Inside'' were filmed in the stadium<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0256150/locations|title=Internet Movie Database|website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=2009-06-07}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.chillicothepaints.com Chillicothe Paints.com]
* [http://www.prospectleague.com Prospect League Website]

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{{succession box
|title = Host of the [[Frontier League|FL]] [[All-Star Game]] V.A. Memorial Stadium
|years = 1993 1997
|before = first venue [[Don McBride Stadium]]
|after = [[Don Edwards Park]] [[Don McBride Stadium]]
}}
{{end}}
{{Prospect League Ballparks}}

[[Category:Baseball venues in Ohio]]
[[Category:Softball venues in the United States]]
[[Category:Minor league baseball venues]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Chillicothe, Ohio]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Ross County, Ohio]]
[[Category:1955 establishments in Ohio]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1955]]
[[Category:Soccer venues in Ohio]]

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