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| Former names | Spirit Communications Park (2016–2018) |
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| Address | 1640 Freed Street Columbia, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34°01′03″N81°01′53″W / 34.017417°N 81.031397°W /34.017417; -81.031397 |
| Owner | City of Columbia |
| Operator | Hardball Capital |
| Capacity | 9,077 |
| Field size | Left Field: 319 ft (97 m) Left-Center Field: 372 ft (113 m) Center Field: 400 ft (120 m) Right-Center Field: 382 ft (116 m) Right Field: 330 ft (100 m)[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | January 6, 2015[2] |
| Opened | April 14, 2016 (2016-04-14) |
| Construction cost | $37 million |
| Architect | Populous |
| Structural engineer | Walter P Moore[3] |
| Services engineer | Henderson Engineers, Inc.[3] |
| General contractor | CCEB Venue Partners (Consisting of Barton Malow, Contract Construction, Construction Dynamics, and EnviroAg Sciences)[4] |
| Tenants | |
| Columbia Fireflies (SAL/Low-A East/Carolina League) 2016–present | |
Segra Park, formerly known asSpirit Communications Park, is abaseball park inColumbia, South Carolina. It is the home of theColumbia Fireflies, aMinor League Baseball team playing in theCarolina League. It opened in 2016 and can seat up to 9,077 people.
Columbia was without minor league baseball since theCapital City Bombers relocated toGreenville, in 2004. Plans were approved to build a new stadium to attract a Minor League Baseball team in 2014, with Spirit Communications, a local telecommunications company, buying the naming rights.[5]
Developers broke ground on Spirit Communications Park on January 6, 2015.Architectural firmPopulous built the stadium, with an estimated 8,500 capacity, on a budget of $37 million, with $30 million coming from public funds, $7 million from the team.[6] TheSavannah Sand Gnats of theClass ASouth Atlantic League announced in May 2015 that they would move to Columbia for the 2016 season,[7][8] and be known as theColumbia Fireflies.[9] Their first game at Spirit Communications Park, on April 14, 2016, was a 4–1 victory over theGreenville Drive attended by 9,077 people.[10]
In its first season,Ballpark Digest named Spirit Communications Park it's 2016 Ballpark of the Year. It's the first time that a stadium has received the honor in its first year sinceFluor Field at the West End, home of theGreenville Drive did in 2006.
On September 7, 2018, the ballpark hosted the United Music Festival hip hop concert withLudacris,Flo Rida,Nelly, andYing Yang Twins.[11]
Originally known as Spirit Communications Park, the facility was renamed Segra Park in January 2019 following the merger of Spirit Communications and Lumos Networks Corp into Segra.[12]