Mackenzie Stadium is a baseball venue located in Holyoke, Massachusetts.Holyoke Sox Info at necbl.com It was home to the Holyoke Millers and today is used by both the Valley Blue Sox of the New England Collegiate Baseball League (since 2008) and the Elms College Blazers of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (since 2005).Game Facilities at athletics.elms.edu It was built in 1933 and has a capacity of 4,100 people.Mackenzie Stadium at ballparkreviews.com
Mackenzie Stadium hosted the 2009 NECBL All-Star Game on July 18, 2009. The game, attended by an All-Star Game record 4,906 fans, was won by the host West Division 6–5.West Wins All-Star game in Holyoke, Hometown Hero gets MVP at necbl.com, URL accessed August 21, 2009. 2009-09-07.
Former tenants The stadium was the home of the Holyoke Millers of the Double-A Eastern League for six seasons between 1977 and 1982.Eastern League (AA) Encyclopedia and History at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed August 17, 2009 The Millers were Eastern League champions in 1980.Eastern League Champions at sports123.com, URL accessed August 17, 2009 Following the 1982 season, the franchise moved to Nashua, New Hampshire and became the Nashua Angels. The franchise still exists today as the Harrisburg Senators, Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals.Holyoke Millers Logos at sportslogos.net, URL accessed August 17, 2009
Mackenzie was also home to the Holyoke Giants of the New England Collegiate Baseball League from 2004 to 2007 until the team moved to Lynn, Massachusetts and became the North Shore Navigators.About the NECBL at necbl.com, URL accessed August 17, 2009
Field dedication The stadium is named after Medal of Honor recipient John Mackenzie. Mackenzie was given the honor for actions performed upon the on December 17, 1917, during World War I. The field was dedicated in his honor on September 4, 1939. at digitalballparks.com, URL accessed November 30, 2008
NECBL attendance The following is a list of the attendance figures of the two NECBL franchises to play at Mackenzie Stadium, the Holyoke Giants (2004–2007) and Valley Blue Sox (2008–present). In 2011, the Blue Sox led the NECBL in attendance for the first time.
Season Game Avg. Season Total Lge. Rk.Holyoke Giants 2004 NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 22, 2008 548 11,514 8th 2005 NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 27, 2008 478 10,049 9th 2006 NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 27, 2008 398 8,371 10th 2007http://www.necbl.com/2007webstats/pd.htm#team.gms NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 20, 2008 476 10,011 9thHolyoke/Valley Blue Sox 2008 NECBL team statistics archive, URL accessed December 27, 2008 1,068 22,429 5th 2009Team Statistics 2009 at necbl.com, URL accessed August 1, 2009 1,156 24,284 4th 2010 1,182 23,636 3rd 2011 2,510 50,206 1st 2012 974 18,497 4th 2014 1,590 30,213 2nd 2015 1,435 30,143 2nd 2016 2,121 44,536 1st 2017 2,121 42,415 1st 2018 1,754 33,332 2nd
Photo gallery
References
External links Holyoke Blue Sox website Elms College baseball website NECBL website