Heaton Stadium was a baseball stadium in Augusta, Georgia, United States. It was the home field of the Augusta Pirates/Augusta GreenJackets Minor League Baseball team of the Class A South Atlantic League from 1988 to 1994. After the 1994 season the site was redeveloped as the GreenJackets' next home, Lake Olmstead Stadium.[3]

Heaton Stadium

Heaton Stadium Location within Georgia
Address	78 Milledge Road Augusta, GA 30904
Location	Augusta, Georgia
Coordinates	33°29′42″N 82°0′2″W
Capacity	3,600[1]
Record attendance	6,231 (August 16, 1991)[1]
Surface	Grass
Construction
Built	1988[2][3]
Opened	April 12, 1988 (1988-04-12)[4]
Closed	September, 1994[3]
Tenants
Augusta Pirates (SAL) 1988–1993[2][3] Augusta GreenJackets (SAL) 1994

Heaton Stadium was named for Bill Heaton, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and partner in the team ownership who worked for six years to bring a minor league club to Augusta.[5] Heaton reportedly built the stadium with his own money,[6] assembling bleachers bought from other locations[7] with the help of volunteers and high school workers paid minimum wage.[7][8]

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