Corbett Field, formerly known as the Minot Municipal Ballpark, is a baseball park located south of the Roosevelt Park Zoo in Minot, North Dakota. The park was built between 1935 and 1937 through the Federal Emergency Relief Administration. It was designed by Minot architect Ira Rush. In 1947, the Minot Park Board began improvements on the park, including a roof on the grandstand and field lights. The namesake of the park, Victor A. Corbett, was a local dentist, who served as the president of the Park Board during that time.[1] The orange seats that were later added to the grandstands were purchased from the old Fulton County Stadium.[2]

Corbett Field

View of Corbett Field in May 2012
Former names	Minot Municipal Ballpark
Address	13th Street SE and E Burdick Expressway Minot, ND 58701
Coordinates	48°13′54″N 101°16′31″W
Owner	Minot Park District
Capacity	1,266
Field size	Left field: 316 ft (96 m) Center field: 356 ft (109 m) Right field: 410 ft (120 m)
Surface	Field Turf
Construction
Broke ground	1935
Built	1935–1937
Opened	1937 (1937)
Renovated	1947 (roof, field lights)
Architect	Ira Rush
Tenants
Minot State Beavers (NAIA) Minot High School Magicians (NDHSAA) Bishop Ryan High School Lions (NDHSAA) Souris Valley Sabre Dogs (EL) 2018–present Minot Metros and Minot Vistas (American Legion Baseball) Minot Mallards (MDL) 1950–1957 Minot Mallards (NL) 1958–1960, 1962 Minot Mallards (PL) 1995–1997

The Minot Mallards, a team playing in the integrated Manitoba-Dakota League or Mandak League, began playing at Corbett Field in May 1950. The name Mallards was an entry submitted by Minot native Bonnie Rae Miller, in a fan-naming contest, beating out the Kernels and the Plainsmen.[3] In the summer of 1950, Satchel Paige pitched three games for the Mallards. After the league folded, the Mallards continued to play at the ballpark in the 1960s for the Northern League. In 1995, a newly revived Minot Mallards began playing at the park in the Prairie League, but the league folded in 1997. Today, the Minot State Beavers and Bishop Ryan Lions and Minot High Magicians play their games at the field. The Minot Metros, a youth baseball team, and the American Legion Class A Minot Vistas also play their games at Corbett Field. The parking lot for the stadium is located on the northeast corner of the property, along the Burdick Expressway.

The Minot Hot Tots of the Northwoods League will begin playing collegiate summer baseball at Corbett Field in 2023.[4][5][6]

References

External links

• "Corbett Field". Minot Parks and Recreation. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
• "Corbett Field-Facilities". MSU Athletics. Minot State University Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
• "Corbett Field-History". MSU Athletics. Minot State University Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
• "Corbett Field-Specifications". MSU Athletics. Minot State University Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2022.