Charlotte County Sports Park
Charlotte Sports Park, the spring training home of the Tampa Bay Rays, has hosted a multitude of special events and sports activities. This 6-field complex, which features a 7,000 seat stadium, is an ideal venue for hosting a variety of baseball tournaments, clinics, and showcases. In addition, this 82-acre park has played host to cross country meets, concerts, and several other events and competitions.
It's conveniently located within a 5-20 minute drive of over 1,000 quality hotel rooms at reasonable rates and a very short distance to restaurants and shopping.
| Professional Baseball Complex | Seating capacity: 5,400 Parking capacity: 2,000 Number of fields: 6 |
| Fence distances | Stadium field: 330’ down the lines 385’ power alleys 410’ center Auxiliary fields: 330’ down the lines 385’ power alleys 410’ center Base distance: 90’ on all fields Lighting: Yes Scoreboards Stadium field: Electronic Auxiliary fields: None |
| Restrooms | Male: 2 on main concourse Female: 2 on main concourse |
| Concession stands | 3: 1 large, 2 medium Additional room for small portable vendors |
| Dressing / Locker rooms | Main building: 1 (65 pp.capacity) Auxiliary building: 1 (120 pp.capacity) Can be divided in half 2 coaches (10 pp. capacity) |
| Meeting/auxiliary space | Room #1 Dimensions: 20’ x 75’ (Seating capacity: 125) Room #2 Dimensions: 20’ x 75’ (Seating capacity: 100) Room #3 Dimensions: 15’ x 25’ (Seating capacity: 50) |
| Distance from airports | Southwest Florida International (Ft. Myers): 50 minutes Sarasota/Bradenton International: 30 minutes Tampa International: 90 minutes |
Charlotte Sports Park
2300 El Jobean Rd. (SR 776)
Port Charlotte, FL
www.charlottecountyfl.com/parks/
Major upgrades will take place at the facility to improve the caliber of the park to Major League Baseball standards as the Charlotte Sports Park will serve as the spring training site of the Tampa Bay Rays beginning in 2009. Amenities which include sports lighting on all fields, upgraded concessions/restrooms/press box, new scoreboards, increased seating, re-sodding of all fields, and an on-site restaurant will improve the opportunities to host local, regional, and national events throughout the months of April-January when the Rays do not have exclusive use of the park.
About the Charlotte Harbor Gulf Island Coast
Florida's premier year-round eco-tourism destination, Punta Gorda/Englewood Beach, The Charlotte Harbor Gulf Island Coast, is known for its pristine, unspoiled beauty. The area has hosted seven major feature films, been featured on SAIL magazine's list of the "10 Greatest Places to Sail in the United States," ranked by Golf Digest as the "Third Best Place to Live and Play Golf in America," and rated by MONEY magazine as one of the "Best Places to Live in the South." For information about area events, activities and attractions, contact the Punta Gorda/Englewood Beach Visitor and Convention Bureau, 1700 Tamiami Trail, Suite G-2, Port Charlotte, FL; call 941-743-1900 for a free Visitor's Guide; or visit the Web site at PureFlorida.com.