Home of the Syracuse Chiefs... Enjoy America's favorite pastime in total comfort at one of the finest AAA ballparks in the country. Alliance Bank Stadium, with 11,117 seats, is the home of the Toronto Blue Jay affiliated Syracuse Chiefs of the International League.

The full service Hank Sauer Room restaurant (available to groups by reservation only) is an ideal setting for sports themed affairs and game night dinners, with patio and picnic areas also available for birthday parties and corporate parties during Chief games.

The brand new grass field, ample parking, affordable tickets, great sports merchandise shops and the chance to see up close the major league stars of tomorrow make the Alliance Bank Stadium experience a must on everyone's summer schedule.

Opening Day 2008 at Alliance Bank Stadium - April 3, 2008

County Executive Joanie Mahoney throws out the first pitch of the season

 

Alliance Bank Stadium transformation to Grass Playing Surface

• Demolition work began September 4, 2007
• Initial completion by December 1, 2007
• Opening Day April 3, 2008

The project included:

• Removal and recycling of existing 125,000 square feet of artificial turf
• Removing (by milling) 14,000 square yards asphalt base which will be re-used by County Highway Department
• Reshaping existing porous aggregate and adjusting subgrade to serve new grass field
• Verifying existing underdrainage and installing supplemental as necessary
• Installing new irrigation system
• Relocating left field fence…dimensions will increase by approximately 25 feet
• Relocating bullpens from outside of field to 1st and 3rd baseline locations
• Installing 2" thick intermediate drainage layer
• Installing 8" thick Root Zone Mix
• Installing 107,000 square feet sod
• Installing infield and warning track

Numbers are approximate

The Contractor:

The Clark Companies, based out of Delhi, New York, are an acknowledged leader in the sport construction industry with projects featuring signature grass baseball fields in Cooperstown and Indianapolis as well as grass field construction for the World Cup, Olympics, Giants Stadium and an array of colleges.

For more information, call (315) 435-1412 or e-mail: abstad@ongov.net