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Champion Stadium |
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At Bats |
73, Martin Prado |
Games |
11, Royce Ring |
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Hits |
25, Martin Prado |
Innings Pitched |
19.2, Jair Jurrjens |
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Runs |
16, Martin Prado |
Wins |
2, Jair Jurrjens, Mike Hampton |
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Home Runs |
2, by 5 different players |
Strikeouts |
15, Chris Resop |
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RBI |
13, Yuniel Escobar |
ERA (min 10 IP) |
0.47, Tim Hudson (18.1 IP) |
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Batting Average |
.385, Matt Diaz |
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Directions to Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex
From southwest -- Take I-4 East to Osceola Parkway West (Exit 65). Turn left at stoplight onto Victory Way to stadium.
From southeast -- Take Florida Turnpike north to Exit 249 (Osceola Parkway West); go about 10 miles; turn left onto Victory Way to stadium.
Stadium Information
Parking: No parking charge
Stadium built in 1996
Dimensions: 340 feet right and leftfield lines, 385 power alleys, 400 feet centerfield
Seating Capacity: 9,500
Braves 10th Spring Training at this location.
Boston/Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves Spring Training
History
1906 Jacksonville
1916-18 Miami
1922-37 St. Petersburg (Waterfront Field)
1938-40 Bradenton (McKechnie Field)
1942 Sanford
1946-47 Ft. Lauderdale
1948-62 Bradenton (McKechnie Field)
1963-97 West Palm Beach (West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium)
1998-2008 Lake Buena Vista (Disney's Wide World of Sports)
Attending a Braves Spring Training Game
Champion Stadium at Disney's Wide World of Sports is architecturally one of the flashier venues for spring training. It's also one of the largest: with 9,500 seats (80 percent between the first and third bases). The design is in a Florida Spanish Mission design with some Art Deco touches.
The stadium is a marvel with double-decked seating and the cheerful cast members playing the role of concessionaires. The gentlest part of the park is the general admission seating area down the left-line, which isn’t designed for sitting at all, but for lounging on an emerald hill atop blankets and beach towels brought from home. The ballpark is spotlessly clean, but then this is Disney: What else did you expect?
There is a very agreeable spaciousness to the stadium, despite almost all the seating being concentrated in the two-deck grandstand. The lower level features two concourses -- a small one at the back of the grandstand and a much larger one within the grandstand -- while the upper level features a large concourse within the grandstand, four luxury boxes and two open-air suites. The wider concourses make for pleasant milling around during the game, and there's an expanded area outside of the grandstand that can accommodate groups.
In-game entertainment provides plenty to keep fans busy between innings. A
four-piece brass band climbs atop the Braves dugout to play. A roving
emcee asks randomly-selected fans trivia questions and to guess the attendance
for prizes. Besides the gift shop behind home plate, there are plenty of
carts placed around the stadium offering Braves merchandise and memorabilia.
Braves Spring Training Attendance (1996-2008)
| . | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Total Attendance | 89,410 | 75,796 | 69,655 | 68,380 | 79,633 | 87,292 | 142,467 | 140,034 | 135,367 |
| Number of Games | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Average Attendance | 8,721 | 8,614 | 7,760 | 8,267 | 8,535 | 9,528 | 9,498 | 9,335 | 9,024 |
Area Information
Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, (407) 363-5800 or
www.orlandoinfo.com
Kissimmee/St. Cloud Convention & Visitors Bureau, (407) 847-5000 or
www.floridakiss.com
Central Florida Sports Commission, (407) 648-4900 or
www.orlandosports.org
Official Atlanta
Braves Web Site