Rivets Stadium

Rivets Stadium
Interactive map of Rivets Stadium
Former names
  • RiverHawks Stadium (2006, 2012 )
  • Road Ranger Stadium (2007–2011)
  • Aviators Stadium (2013–2015)
Location4503 Interstate Blvd. Loves Park, Illinois, United States 61111
CapacityBaseball: 3,279
SurfaceNatural grass
Field size
  • Left - 312'
  • Left-center - 350'
  • Center - 380'
  • Right-center - 350'
  • Right - 312'
Construction
GroundbreakingMay 1, 2004
OpenedMay 31, 2006
ArchitectMichael Brady
Tenants

Rivets Stadium is a stadium in Loves Park, Illinois, United States. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Rockford Rivets baseball team of the Northwoods League. The stadium has 3,279 seats, but can host crowds of over 4,000. The field is officially known as Rivets Stadium at First Community CU Field through a three-year naming rights agreement for the 2024, 2025, and 2026 seasons. It opened in 2006 as the home of the Rockford RiverHawks, replacing the club's former home, Marinelli Field.

Beginning in 2007, the Rockford College Regents played their home games at Rivets Stadium. The program moved its home games to Pohlman Field in Beloit, Wisconsin, in 2023, before the university broke ground on its own on-campus field in November 2023. The field also hosts some Illinois High School Association Super Sectional games. The stadium was reportedly sold by Northside Community Bank to River Rock Properties of Illinois, LLC for $820,000 on December 28, 2017.

In 2009, when it was known as Road Ranger Stadium, it hosted the Frontier League All-Star Game.

42°19′27″N 88°57′18″W / 42.32417°N 88.95500°W / 42.32417; -88.95500

References

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  3. ↑ "Rivets Stadium – Facilities". Rockford University Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Baseball Set to Play its Home Games at Pohlman Field". Rockford University Athletics. March 20, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
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  6. ↑ "IHSA Baseball Postseason Schedule". Effingham Radio. May 4, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Report: Rivets Stadium Sold". Ballpark Digest. February 13, 2018. Archived from the original on February 13, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Grizzlies Send Three to All-Star Game". OurSports Central. Gateway Grizzlies. July 5, 2009.