When the new AA Atlantic Coast Baseball League began play in 1999, the feature venue was the new Somerset Patriots Ballpark. The innovative 6-inch sand profile playing field was designed by JBC for an extremely challenging site with a demanding program of use. The playing field, located within the 100-year floodplain, is programmed to accommodate two separate baseball teams as well as numerous special events.

The field, which was constructed in two phases, includes a high-capacity subdrainage system that will shut down during a flood event to prevent stormwater from back flooding the field.

The stabilized rootzone can drain 22 inches of water per hour while allowing fully loaded trucks to travel across the field without damaging the turf. Even the warning track is designed to act as a high-capacity trench drain.

Somerset Patriots Ballpark

Somerset, New Jersey