The Mack | |
Location | 500 Beech Street, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA |
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Coordinates | 42°12′02″N 72°37′19″W / 42.200487°N 72.621925°WCoordinates: 42°12′02″N 72°37′19″W / 42.200487°N 72.621925°W |
Capacity | 4,100 |
Field size | 327 ft. (LF, RF) 377 ft. (CF) |
Surface | Natural grass |
Scoreboard | Yes |
Construction | |
Built | 1933 |
Opened | 1933 |
Tenants | |
Holyoke Millers (EL) (1977-1982) Holyoke Giants (NECBL) (2004–2007) Elms College Blazers (NECC) (2005–present) Holyoke Blue Sox (NECBL) (2008-present) |
Mackenzie Stadium is a baseball venue located in Holyoke, Massachusetts. 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 New England Collegiate Conference (since 2005). It was built in 1933 and has a capacity of 4,100 people.
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.
The stadium was the home of the Holyoke Millers of the Double-A Eastern League for six seasons between 1977 and 1982. The Millers were Eastern League champions in 1980. 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.
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.