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Washington Nationals


Space Coast Stadium
5800 Stadium Parkway
Viera, FL 32940
Ticket Info: (321) 633-4487 or (888) 632-6287

CLICK HERE for Space Coast Stadium Diagram
2010 Ticket Prices: Batter's Box $24 (Prime Games $27); Box $20 (Prime Games $23); Reserved $17 (Prime Games $20); Reserved Bleachers $10 (Prime Games $13)

March 12 game against the New York Yankees is a Prime Game

Individual-game tickets for the National's Spring Training at Space Coast Stadium are currently on sale at www.nationals.com.  Individual-game spring tickets can also be purchased at the Space Coast Stadium box office or by calling 1-888-632-NATS (6287). Season tickets for the 2010 Nationals Spring Training season are now available for purchase! Please call (321) 633-9200 for more information.

Pitchers and catchers report on February 21 and first workout is February 22.  Position players report on February 24 and first full squad workout is February 26.

Pre-season Practice Policies:  National's practice begins at 9:00 a.m. until they are done.  Practices are located at the Washington Nationals Training Complex 5600 Stadium Parkway in Viera, and are open to the public.

2010 Nationals Spring Training Schedule
Schedule subject to change - Home games in all caps - All times local

DAY  DATE  OPPONENT  SITE  TIME
Thur  March 4  Houston Astros  Kissimmee  1:05 p.m.
Thur  March 4  Florida Marlins  Jupiter  1:05 p.m.
Fri  March 5  Atlanta Braves  Lake Buena Vista  1:05 p.m.
Sat  March 6  NEW YORK METS  VIERA  1:05 p.m.
Sun  March 7  New York Mets  Port St. Lucie  1:10 p.m.
Mon  March 8  FLORIDA MARLINS  VIERA  1:05 p.m.
Tues  March 9  DETROIT TIGERS  VIERA  1:05 p.m.
Wed  March 10  St. Louis Cardinals  Jupiter  1:05 p.m.
Thur  March 11  HOUSTON ASTROS  VIERA  1:05 p.m.
Fri  March 12  NEW YORK YANKEES  VIERA  1:05 p.m.
Sat  March 13  Houston Astros  Kissimmee  1:05 p.m.
Sun  March 14  ST. LOUIS CARDINALS  VIERA  1:05 p.m.
Mon  March 15  ATLANTA BRAVES  VIERA  7:05 p.m.
Tues  March 16  FLORIDA MARLINS  VIERA  1:05 p.m.
Tues  March 16  St. Louis Cardinals  Jupiter  1:05 p.m.
Wed  March 17  Houston Astros  Kissimmee  1:05 p.m.
Thur  March 18  Off Day    
Fri  March 19  ST. LOUIS CARDINALS  VIERA  7:05 p.m.
Sat  March 20  FLORIDA MARLINS  VIERA  1:05 p.m.
Sun  March 21  Florida Marlins  Jupiter  1:05 p.m.
Mon  March 22  NEW YORK METS  VIERA  1:05 p.m.
Tues  March 23  Detroit Tigers  Lakeland  6:05 p.m.
Wed  March 24  New York Yankees  Tampa  7:05 p.m.
Thur  March 25  DETROIT TIGERS  VIERA  7:05 p.m.
Fri  March 26  ST. LOUIS CARDINALS  VIERA  1:05 p.m.
Sat  March 27  Atlanta Braves  Lake Buena Vista  1:05 p.m.
Sat  March 27  New York Mets  Port St. Lucie  1:10 p.m.
Sun  March 28  ATLANTA BRAVES  VIERA  1:05 p.m.
Mon  March 29  NEW YORK METS  VIERA  1:05 p.m.
Tues  March 30  Florida Marlins  Jupiter  1:05 p.m.
Wed  March 31  St. Louis Cardinals  Jupiter  1:05 p.m.
Thur  April 1  New York Mets  Port St. Lucie  1:10 p.m.
Fri  April 2  Boston Red Sox  Fort Myers  1:05 p.m.

Directions to Space Coast Stadium
From the north:
Exit I-95 at Exit 195. Turn left (west) on Fiske Boulevard.  Fiske Boulevard becomes Stadium Parkway. Space Coast Stadium is two miles on right.

From the south:
Exit I-95 at Exit 191. Turn left (west) on Wickham Road to the traffic circle. Turn right (north) on Lake Andrew Drive. Follow Lake Andrew Drive north and west through the Brevard County Government Complex until Stadium Parkway (four way stop). Turn right (north) on Stadium Parkway; Space Coast Stadium is 1/2 mile on left.

Stadium Information
Parking: $5
Stadium built in 1993.
Dimensions: 340 feet down left and right field lines and 404 feet to center.
Seating Capacity: 8,100
Nationals Eighth Spring Training at this location.
Practices held at 9 a.m. at Space Coast Stadium and adjacent to Washington Nationals Training Complex.
 

Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos Spring Training Location History
 1969-72 West Palm Beach (West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium)
1973-80 Daytona Beach (City Island Ball Park)
1981-97 West Palm Beach (West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium)
1998-2002 Jupiter (Roger Dean Stadium)
2003-10 Viera (Space Coast Stadium)


Attending a Nationals Game at Space Coast Stadium

After Sharing Jupiter Roger Dean Stadium with the St. Louis Cardinals, the Washington Nationals now call Space Coast Stadium in Viera their spring training home. It was completed in 1994 as the spring-training home of the Florida Marlins, who trained there through 2002.

There is a definite space theme to Space Coast Stadium, an homage to nearby Kennedy Space Center. Fans are greeted by a US Space Shuttle model dedicated to America’s pioneering Spirit in Space Exploration. Each foul pole at Space Coast Stadium pays tribute to the lost crews of both the Challenger and Columbia.  

Space Coast Stadium is a wonderful place to catch a Spring Training game primarily due to some significant improvements to the park for 2008 such as an electronic scoreboard with a 4 mega-pixel video screen, a brand new lighting system, and an updated PA system.  The 2008 improvements come as an addition to the renovations that Brevard County commissioners committed $2.6 million in tourist taxes to for a new roof and canopies, interior and exterior paint jobs, improved drainage and the facility's 5,348 teal seats (a holdover from when the Marlins were in Viera) were changed to dark blue and the railings painted red to match the Nationals colors. 

Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos Spring Training Attendance (2000-2009)
. 20002001 20022003 20042005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total Attendance 72,578 68,249 55,578 59,614 61,943 74,904 58,560 64,963 54,926 54,154
Number of Games 1615 1615 1412 15 15 13 14
Average Attendance 4,536 4,550 3,473 3,974 4,424 6,242 3,904 4,330 4,157 3,868

Area information
 Space Coast Sports Commission (321) 783-9283 or www.spacecoastsports.com
Florida Space Coast Office of Tourism (321) 637-5483 or www.space-coast.com

Other nearby Spring Training sites
Osceola County Stadium, Kissimmee, Home of the Houston Astros - 55 miles to the West
Champion Stadium at Disney's Wide World of Sports, Lake Buena Vista, Home of the Atlanta Braves, 63 miles to the West
Tradition Field, Port St. Lucie, Home of the New York Mets, 75 miles to the South
Official Washington Nationals Web Site