LP Frans Stadium

Park Name: L.P. Frans Stadium

Tenants:  Hickory Crawdads (Carolina League)

Opened: 1993

Address: 2500 Clement Boulevard, Hickory, North Carolina 28601

Dimensions: 330' (L), 401' (C), 330' (R)

Former Tenants:

Hickory Crawdads (South Atlantic League) 1993-2019

Carolina Diamonds (National Pro Fastpitch) 2012 {Alternate Field}

Hickory Crawdads (High-A East) 2021

Hickory Crawdads (South Atlantic League) 2022-2024

The view from behind home plate at L.P. Frans Stadium.

The view from down the first base line. The building behind the outfield wall is the local Pepsi bottling plant, the owner of which is who the stadium is named after.

The view from down the third base line, looking toward the tall fence in right field.

The grandstand at L.P. Frans Stadium. The pressbox and luxury suites are individual buildings along the main concourse.

The concourse running behind the grandstand features baseball themed lighting fixtures.

Plaques along the concourse feature former Crawdads to have made the majors, as well as members of the South Atlantic League Hall of Fame.

The bleachers on the third base side, with one of the suite buildings and a carousel on top.

The Crawdads Cafe in the right field corner features outdoor deck seating overlooking the playing field.

A covered picnic area sits down the right field line, with an extended net protecting it from foul balls.

The clubhouses and bullpen in the left field corner.

The wall rises significantly after the scoreboard in right center field.

The Hickory Crawdads on the field during a game at L.P. Frans Stadium.