New Hudson Ballpark
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Hudson, Wisconsin 54016[1]
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| Address | 2200 Carmichael Rd. Hudson, Wisconsin 54016[1] |
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| Coordinates | 44°56′48″N 92°43′32″W / 44.94667°N 92.72556°W |
| Capacity | 1,400[2] |
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| St. Croix River Hounds (NWL) | |
New Hudson Ballpark is a proposed ballpark to be built in Hudson, Wisconsin. It was planned to be the home of the St. Croix River Hounds, a collegiate summer baseball team that was scheduled to play in the Northwoods League.[3] The new stadium would have been part of a multi-use campus planned for the old 130-acre St. Croix Meadows dog track,[3][4] a facility which was in business from 1991 to 2001, and which was unused afterwards.[5]
It was reported in July 2017 that construction could start the next month, with ticket sales starting that September and the stadium opening in May 2018.[6] The St. Croix Meadows dog track was demolished in January 2018 to make room for the new Hudson Gateway development.[7] In October 2019, baseball stadium construction was set to begin in the spring of 2020.[3] In May 2020, construction was to begin "this summer".[8] As of April 29, 2021[update], ballpark construction had not begun, but the team still had "the intention to begin the build this year."[9] In July 2022, a revised development plan was presented that would call for a 1,400 seat facility that could open as soon as June 2023.[2]
As of October 2023[update], the St. Croix River Hounds' website had been taken offline and the team was no longer listed as an expansion franchise on the league's website.[10] In February 2025, a league spokesman said that was due to "a redesign of the site. I think that was more of taking the logo down without knowing exactly when they were hoping to break ground and have a facility. That was the only reason that was taken down." He added that "the intention is for the River Hounds to play in 2026."[11]
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