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| Location | 1501 NC Highway 39 Zebulon, North Carolina United States |
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| Coordinates | 35°49′2″N78°16′12″W / 35.81722°N 78.27000°W /35.81722; -78.27000 |
| Owner | Wake County 85%, Town of Zebulon 15%[3] |
| Operator | Capitol Broadcasting Company |
| Capacity | 6,500 |
| Field size | Left field: 330 ft (100 m) Left-center field: 365 ft (111 m) Center field: 400 ft (120 m) Right-center field: 365 ft (111 m) Right field: 309 ft (94 m)[6] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | January 19, 1991[1] |
| Built | 1991 |
| Opened | July 3, 1991[2] |
| Renovated | 1999 |
| Expanded | 1999 |
| Construction cost | $2.5 million ($5.77 million in 2024 dollars[4]) |
| Architect | Odell Associates |
| Structural engineer | Excel Engineering[5] |
| General contractor | Richard Beach Builders |
| Tenants | |
| Carolina Mudcats (SL/CL) 1991–2025 | |
Five County Stadium is abaseball stadium located inZebulon, North Carolina, a suburb ofRaleigh, that was opened in 1991 and extensively renovated in 1999. It has a seating capacity of 6,500 people. The ballpark was the home of theCarolina Mudcats of theCarolina League from 1991 to 2025. It will be home to aCapitol Broadcasting Company ownedCoastal Plain League team starting in 2026.[7]
The stadium's name comes from its location inWake County, which is within 5 miles (8.0 km) ofFranklin,Nash,Johnston, andWilson counties.
US 264 passes by the stadium at a generally northwest-to-southeast angle (behind left and center fields), whileNC 39 skirts the east side of the property (right field). Parking lots surround the field on the other sides, and a large grass field, often used as a campground, lies behind home plate.
WhenColumbus Mudcats owner Steve Bryant moved the club to North Carolina in 1991 as theCarolina Mudcats, he wanted a new facility that was deemed to be outside the territories of other minor league clubs in the state (including theSouth Atlantic League'sGreensboro Hornets, which he also owned) while also being easily accessible by the public. A site was chosen in Zebulon, which was as close to Raleigh as the Mudcats could get without infringing on the territorial rights of theDurham Bulls. To construct the ballpark quickly, the builders opted for metal seating rather than the traditional concrete. The 1999 renovation replaced most of the metal with concrete.
TheDouble-A Mudcats moved toPensacola in 2011, and the Carolina League'sKinston Indians moved to Zebulon and continued as the Mudcats atClass A-Advanced.[8][9] They remained at that level until being reclassified toLow-A for the 2021 season.[10]
The 2025 season was the Mudcats' 35th and final season of play at Five County Stadium. They are expected to relocate toWilson, North Carolina, as theWilson Warbirds in 2026.[11][12] Carolina's final home game was a 1–0 loss to theDelmarva Shorebirds played on August 31, 2025, with 5,877 people in attendance.[13][14]
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