Gene Hooks Stadium

Gene Hooks Stadium was a baseball stadium in Winston-Salem, NC.^[1] It was the primary home field of the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons college baseball teams from 1981 through 2008.

Wake Forest University's baseball program moved to the former home of the Winston-Salem minor league baseball team, formerly called Ernie Shore Field, now called Wake Forest Baseball Stadium, several years ago. The stadium is located on Deacon Boulevard, adjacent to BB&T Field, home of Wake Forest Football, and Joel Coliseum, the city-of-Winston-Salem-owned home of Wake Forest Men's and Women's Basketball. The former Gene Hooks Field on campus was demolished, as WFU does not have a women's softball team, the actual field at Wake Forest Baseball Stadium, was named Gene Hooks Field.

The stadium opened in April 1981.^[1] It was originally named Layton Field. In April 1988 it was renamed after former Wake Forest athletic director Gene Hooks.^[2] The stands held 2,500 people. Field dimensions were: Left Field - 335 feet; Left Center Field - ?; Center Field - 400 feet; Right Center Field - 370 feet; Right Field - 315 feet.

The ballpark was part of a complex sitting north of Faculty Drive (home plate / first base side) and a short distance east of Wingate Road (third base side). There were trees beyond right field, and a small practice golf course beyond left and center field. The ballpark sat less than a mile and almost straight west from BB&T Field and Ernie Shore Field.^[3]

For the 2009 season, the team moved back on a full-time basis to their previous home, Ernie Shore Field, which was then renamed Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park.^[4]

The old Gene Hooks Stadium has since been demolished to make way for expansion of the golf practice course.^[5] The walkway forming the boundary of the southwest portion of the practice course roughly outlines the outer edge of the site of the ball field's grandstand.

References

1 2 Gene Hooks Stadium at wakeforestsports.cstv.com, URL accessed November 15, 2009. Archived 11/15/09
↑ Ron Wellman, Director of Athletics at wakeforestsports.cstv.com, URL accessed November 15, 2009. Archived 11/15/09
↑ Campus Map at universityparent.com, URL accessed November 15, 2009. Archived 11/15/09
↑ Wake Forest Releases 2009 Baseball Schedule at cstv.com, URL accessed November 15, 2009. Archived 11/15/09
↑ Staff Report, Winston-Salem Journal at journalnow.com, URL accessed June 21, 2010.

Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball

Venues	Ernie Shore Field (1956–1980) Gene Hooks Stadium (1981–2008) Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park (2009–present)

People	Head coaches List of MLB Players

Seasons	1896 1896 1896 1896 1896 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

Sports venues in the Piedmont Triad

Current	Ace Speedway (Altamahaw) Aggie Stadium (Greensboro) Alumni Gym (Elon) Armfield Athletic Center (Greensboro) BB&T Ballpark (Winston-Salem) BB&T Field (Winston-Salem) Bowman Gray Stadium (Winston-Salem) Burlington Athletic Stadium (Burlington) C. E. Gaines Center (Winston-Salem) Corbett Sports Center (Greensboro) Erath Field (High Point) Finch Field (Thomasville) Fleming Gymnasium (Greensboro) Gene Hooks Field (Winston-Salem) Greensboro Coliseum Complex (Greensboro) Jamieson Stadium (Greensboro) Kentner Stadium (Winston-Salem) LJMV Coliseum (Winston-Salem) LJVM Coliseum Annex (Winston-Salem) Macpherson Stadium (Browns Summit) NewBridge Bank Park (Greensboro) Ragan-Brown Field House (Greensboro) Reynolds Gymnasium (Winston-Salem) Rhodes Stadium (Elon) Simeon Stadium (High Point) Spry Stadium (Winston-Salem) UNCG Baseball Stadium (Greensboro) UNCG Soccer Stadium (Greensboro) World War Memorial Stadium (Greensboro)

Future	--

Defunct	Cone Athletic Park (Demolished, Greensboro) Gene Hooks Stadium (Demolished, Winston-Salem) South Side Park (Burned down, Winston-Salem) Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (Replaced, Winston-Salem)

Coordinates: 36°7′54″N 80°16′16″W / 36.13167°N 80.27111°W / 36.13167; -80.27111

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