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| Location | 3400 East Palm Valley Boulevard Round Rock, Texas United States |
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| Coordinates | 30°31′38″N97°37′50″W / 30.5273°N 97.6305°W /30.5273; -97.6305 |
| Owner | City of Round Rock |
| Operator | Ryan Sanders Baseball LP |
| Capacity | 11,631 |
| Record attendance | 13,475 (June 16, 2006) |
| Field size | Left field: 335 feet (102 m) Center field: 400 feet (120 m) Right field: 325 feet (99 m) |
| Surface | TifTuf Bermuda grass[1] |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 26, 1999 (1999-02-26)[2] |
| Opened | April 16, 2000 (2000-04-16) |
| Construction cost | $25 million[3] ($45.6 million in 2024 dollars[4]) |
| Architect | HKS, Inc. |
| Project manager | The Madison Group, Ltd.[5] |
| Services engineer | Blum Consulting Engineers, Inc.[6] |
| General contractor | Hensel Phelps |
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Dell Diamond is the homestadium of theRound Rock Express, theTriple-AMinor League Baseball affiliate of theTexas Rangers major leaguebaseball team. On April 16, 2000, the then-Double-A affiliate Express played their first home game at the stadium.[7]
Dell Diamond is built on 85 acres (344,000 m2) of former farmland on the east side ofRound Rock, Texas,[8] a rapidly growing suburban city northeast ofAustin.Nolan Ryan and his sonReid Ryan, part owners of the Express, originally wanted a stadium inside the city of Austin, but found a more attractive site in the City of Round Rock, with support from the city leadership. The city of Round Rock contributed $7.35 million to the $25 million cost of the facility. The city owns the ballpark and gave the Express a 38-year lease. Local-based computer technology companyDell contracted for naming rights in a deal that will cost the company $2.5 million over 15 years.
The stadium has also hosted several college games, including some early-seasonUniversity of Texas contests in 2007 while the Longhorns' home field,UFCU Disch-Falk Field, was undergoing a major renovation project. A showcase neutral-site game was played on February 21, 2012, between theBaylor Bears andTexas State Bobcats.[9] Dell Diamond is also the designated site for theUniversity Interscholastic League state baseball tournament. On February 13, 2016, the stadium hosted a rugby union match between Canada and USA Rugby, as part of theAmericas Rugby Championship.
On June 25, 2007,Manny Parra, pitcher for the visitingNashville Sounds, pitched aperfect game against the Round Rock Express at the ballpark.[10]
On July 11, 2001, the ballpark hosted theDouble-A All-Star Game in which a team ofNational League-affiliated All-Stars defeated a team ofAmerican League-affiliated All-Stars, 8–3, before 12,046 people in attendance.[11]
In 2004,Nicole Richie &Paris Hilton "worked" at the stadium for the day. This was filmed as a part of a Season 2 episode ofThe Simple Life, theirreality TV show.[12]
In October 2016, the stadium hosted the Traxxas Monster Truck Destruction Tour prior to the field's being resurfaced.
From September 2017 to mid-March 2018, the stadium was transformed into a set for the fourth season of television'sFear the Walking Dead.[13] As a result, the field had to be resurfaced again because vegetables had been planted on it and the grass had been killed with chemicals to attain a post-apocalyptic look.
In 2019, theAustin Elite, ofMajor League Rugby, announced Dell Diamond as their home stadium for the2019 season. Dell Diamond has also hosted international matches for theAmericas Rugby Championship.
| Date | Visiting | Score | Home | Competition | Event | Attendance |
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| February 13, 2016 |  Canada | 22–30 |  United States | World Rugby | ARC | 7,415[14] |
| February 11, 2017 |  Brazil | 3–51 | United States | World Rugby | ARC | [15] |
| February 23, 2019 | Brazil | 28–33 | United States | World Rugby | ARC | [16] |
