Camden Riversharks Ballpark

Construction is currently underway at the site of the new 6,425-seat ballpark adjacent to the Ben Franklin Bridge in Camden, New Jersey. The ballpark, scheduled to open in Spring 2001, will be the home of the Riversharks as well as the University of Rutgers at Camden baseball team and other special events.

JBC designed the field systems including turf selection, irrigation, subsurface drainage, rootzone and game equipment. The limited capacity of the surrounding urban infrastructure required the field to double as a storm water detention basin during rainfall events. The field is designed to temporarily store a 5" rain event below grade in the subdrainage system, thereby minimizing the impact to local storm sewer systems. The project is also located within the 100-year floodplain of the Delaware River, so the field is designed to accommodate a high groundwater table.