Kendrick Family Ballpark

Baseball park in Granville, West Virginia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark is a baseball stadium in Granville, West Virginia.[2] The stadium, which opened April 10, 2015, is the home of the West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team of West Virginia University (WVU), a member of the Big 12 Conference, and the West Virginia Black Bears, a collegiate summer baseball team of the MLB Draft League.

Full name
Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark
Former names
Monongalia County Ballpark (2015–2024)
Address2040 Gyorko Drive
Granville, West Virginia 26534
Coordinates39°38′38″N 79°59′46″W
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Kendrick Family Ballpark
Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark
Kendrick Family Ballpark is located in West Virginia
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Location within West Virginia
Kendrick Family Ballpark is located in the United States
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Interactive map of Kendrick Family Ballpark
Full name
Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark
Former names
Monongalia County Ballpark (2015–2024)
Address2040 Gyorko Drive
Granville, West Virginia 26534
Coordinates39°38′38″N 79°59′46″W
OwnerMonongalia County
OperatorWest Virginia University
Capacity3,500
Executive suites
3
TypeStadium
EventBaseball
SurfaceAstroturf 3D
Record attendance
4,675 vs Cal Poly (June 6, 2026)[1][2]
Field size
Left field: 325ft
Left-center field: 375ft
Center field: 400ft
Right-center field: 375ft
Right field: 325ft
Construction
GroundbreakingOctober 17, 2013
Built2013–2015
OpenedApril 10, 2015 (2015-04-10)
Cost
$21 Million
($28.5 million in 2025 dollars[3])
ArchitectDLA+ Architecture & Interior Design[4]
Tenants
West Virginia Mountaineers (NCAA) 2015–present
West Virginia Black Bears (MLBDL) 2015–present
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Construction

Plans were announced to build a new stadium for the West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team in 2013.[5] Ground was broken for the new ballpark at University Town Centre, an off-campus shopping and entertainment complex in Granville, adjacent to WVU's home city of Morgantown, on October 17, 2013. The ballpark has 2,500 fixed seats with additional hillside and club seating, a fan amenity deck, and a park that is open year-round.[6] The field has a synthetic surface, other than the clay pitcher's mound.[7]

In August 2014, the Jamestown Jammers of the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League, a Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball, announced that they would move to West Virginia, taking the name "West Virginia Black Bears", and use Monongalia County Ballpark as their home stadium.[8][9] The Black Bears were affiliated with the Pirates from their inception until MLB's reorganization of the minors after the 2020 season. They then became a collegiate summer baseball team of the MLB Draft League.[10]

As a result of inclement weather in February 2015, the scheduled opening of the stadium was pushed back to April 10, 2015.[11][12]

Name change

In 2024, West Virginia University officially renamed its baseball stadium Kendrick Family Ballpark at the Monongalia County Baseball Complex in honor of alumnus and Arizona Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick, following a major gift from the Kendrick family. The donation supports facility upgrades, most notably the construction of a new 8,200-square-foot indoor pitching and hitting facility, which opened in March 2025. The facility will feature two regulation-size pitching lanes, two full-size batting cages, a soft toss area, and state-of-the-art Trackman technology for performance analytics.[13][14]

Ken Kendrick, namesake of Kendrick Family Ballpark.[15]

Attendance

Top 30 single-game attendance at Kendrick Family Ballpark

Source:[2][16]

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RankAttendanceDateGame Result Notes
14,675June 6, 2026#9 West Virginia 17
Cal Poly 1		2nd game of the 2026 NCAA Morgantown Super Regional.[17]
24,629April 2, 2025#25 West Virginia 11
Pitt 1		Largest Regular Season Game at Kendrick Family Ballpark.[16]
34,614April 16, 2024#22 West Virginia 6
Pitt 3
44,564June 5, 2026#9 West Virginia 12
Cal Poly 2		1st game of the 2026 NCAA Morgantown Super Regional.[18]
54,387May 6, 2023#12 West Virginia 3
Oklahoma 6		Largest Big 12 Conference Regular Season Game at Kendrick Family Ballpark.
64,355May 31, 2019#13 West Virginia 6
Fordham 2		NCAA Morgantown Regional
74,289April 18, 2025#24 West Virginia 6
Cincinnati 4
84,258June 1, 2019#13 West Virginia 0
Duke 4		NCAA Morgantown Regional
94,223April 27, 2024West Virginia 5
Baylor 2
104,084May 16, 2025#16 West Virginia 5
Kansas 8
114,070May 3, 2023#12 West Virginia 10
Pitt 0
124,062May 17, 2025West Virginia 0
Kansas 7
133,913April 13, 2024West Virginia 7
#17 UCF 5
143,848May 3, 2025#16 West Virginia 4
Texas Tech 6		[16]
153,788June 2, 2019#13 West Virginia 10
#17 Texas A&M 11		NCAA Morgantown Regional
163,776April 22, 2025#24 West Virginia 10
Cincinnati 5
173,748May 8, 2024West Virginia 18
Penn State 5
183,716May 15, 2024#16 West Virginia 0
Kansas 3
193,712April 26, 2024West Virginia 4
Baylor 3
203,631May 11, 2024West Virginia 5
Kansas State 2
213,494April 13, 2019West Virginia 4
#11 Texas Tech 3
223,487April 3, 2019West Virginia 7
Pitt 5
233,475April 25, 2023#18 West Virginia 14
Penn State 2
243,451April 14, 2024West Virginia 18
#17 UCF 5
253,441April 21, 2023West Virginia 5
TCU 4
263,417April 5, 2025West Virginia 6
Utah 4
273,415April 15, 2017West Virginia 4
#2 TCU 3
283,411May 5, 2023#12 West Virginia 9
Oklahoma 3
293,384April 5, 2025#16 West Virginia 5
Texas Tech 0
303,370April 17, 2025#24 West Virginia 3
Cincinnati 2
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Yearly attendance at Kendrick Family Ballpark

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Year Home
Games		 Total
Attendance		 Natl. Rank
by Total		 Average
Attendance		 Natl. Rank
by Average
2015[19] 22 33,158 60 1,507 44
2016[20] 30 40,390 49 1,346 49
2017[21] 22 40,613 50 1,846 37
2018[22] 23 35,101 56 1,526 47
2019[21] 23 41,253 48 1,794 37
2020[23] 3 2,174 142 725 77
2021[24] 27 15,845 49 587 49
2022[25] 22 50,058 43 2,275 31
2023[21] 24 59,894 41 2,496 32
2024[21] 23 67,084 38 2,917 27
2025[26] 24 77,877 35 3,245 27
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Attendance as of 26 May 2025
2020 season cancelled due to COVID-19

Milestones and facts

West Virginia's records at Kendrick Family Ballpark since 2015.

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AchievementRecord
Largest Attendance4,675 – June 6, 2026, vs. Cal Poly
Overall Record in Facility162–80 (.669)*
Big 12 Record in Facility72–51 (.585)*
Record vs. Ranked
Opponents		23–24 (.489)*
Record vs. State Opponents10–0 (1.000)*
Record vs. Rivals24–5 (.828)*
1st GameApril 10, 2015, vs. Butler
1st Win6–513 April 10, 2015, vs. Butler[27]
1st Big 12 Win6–5 April 18, 2015, vs. #23 Oklahoma
1st Win over Ranked Team6–5 April 18, 2015, vs. #23 Oklahoma
1st Regional HostedMay 31, 2019, vs. Fordham
*As of 12 May 2025
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Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark v. Hawley Field

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Wagener Field at Kendrick Family Ballpark v. Hawley Field
Kendrick Family Ballpark Section Hawley Field
3,500Seating1,500
5,900 sq ft (550 m2)Restrooms0 sq ft (0 m2)
0 sq ft (0 m2)Concessions0 sq ft (0 m2)
0 sq ft (0 m2)SuitesN/A
0 sq ft (0 m2)Club LoungeN/A
8,200 sq ft (760 m2)Team Area0 sq ft (0 m2)
0 sq ft (0 m2)Press Area0 sq ft (0 m2)
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Climate

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[28]

Awards

  • Best short season Single A ballpark in the country according to BallparkDigest.com in 2015.[29]
  • Ballpark of the Year in 2015 according to BaseballParks.com[2]

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