High Point Community Responds Well in First Year at BB&T Point
By: Harris Eisenberg High Point- For the first time ever, professional baseball in High Point is in full swing. The High Point Rockers of the independent league are about to wrap up their first season at BB&T Point, High Point’s new baseball stadium, which opened in May, 2019. The $36 million ballpark holds just under 4,000 people for baseball and has amenities like lounges and luxury boxes. Also, the games are played on artificial turf, the only field in the league to have this playing surface. As with any new ballpark in any town, people wonder how having baseball in High Point will affect the community. “There has been such a positive impact on the High Point community with the Inaugural Season of the High Point Rockers and the opening of BB&T Point,” said Caroline Keating, who works with the Rockers’ as their Corporate Partnership Growth & Fulfillment Manager. “The ballpark has been a place for families to come together and enjoy each other.” ...