Augusta, GA

Augusta Greenjackets
South Atlantic League
A Affiliate of Boston Red Sox
(at the time I went - are now affiliates of the SF Giants)
706-736-7889
Lake Olmstead Park

Directions: Check out their website for directions.  If you're staying overnight, get directions from your hotel front desk.

General Area in State:  Eastern border of Georgia (on the South Carolina border) East of Atlanta (about a 2 hour drive); southwest of Columbia, SC (about an hour drive).

Host Hotel:  I don't know the host hotel but I stayed at the Holiday Inn West on Stevens Creek Road.  It was just fine.
706-738-8811
Date visited: 5/15/99

Ease of getting to; getting in and out of:

I had difficulty with the directions; parking was tough.

Radio Announcer: None

Website:  Okay
Official website: 
www.greenjackets.net

Customer Service: Good

Personal Notes: Beautiful setting for a ballpark across from a lake. The announcer was unclear.  Think it was the sound system. Ushers asked folks to leave the box seats even though those tickets holders didn't show up.  Although I did have a ticket in a box seat, I don't think it's necessary they shoo people away when the ticket holder is a no show.
Please send feedback and comments on this page to:  Meg Minard
Other things to do in the area:

www.augustalynx.com (ECHL)
The outside of Lake Olmstead Park.  Nice and clean in a 'state park' type setting. 

The little structure with the green roof (left side of photo) with people standing in line is the ticket box office.
Taken from just above the first base dugout.  I like those scoreboards with round clocks in them.

I noticed on my trips to different stadiums and games,  more minor league players wear the hi-socks than in the major league.  The lower the level of class (A vs. AA vs.AAA), the more hi-socks.
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Posted:  6/2000
Last Updated: 02/03/01, added photos; 11/18/01, chg'd email, verified links working properly; 11/02, added home; 10/07 - added SF Giants reference