Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field
Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field is a minor league baseball stadium in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is home to the Williamsport Crosscutters, a collegiate summer baseball team of the MLB Draft League. The official seating capacity is 2,366. Opened in 1926, Bowman Field is the second-oldest ballpark in minor league baseball. Bowman Field is also the home field for the Wildcats of the Pennsylvania College of Technology for more than a decade. A new field project for the Penn College Wildcats was planned to be completed by 2022, but has since been delayed.
Historic Bowman Field | |
| Former names | Memorial Field (1926–1929) Bowman Field (1929–2000) Historic Bowman Field (2000–2014) Susquehanna Bank Park at Historic Bowman Field (2014–2016) BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field (2016–2021) Muncy Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field (2021–2023) |
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| Location | Williamsport, Pennsylvania 17701 |
| Coordinates | 41.242347°N 77.047067°W |
| Owner | City of Williamsport |
| Operator | Williamsport Crosscutters |
| Capacity | 2,366 |
| Field size | Left Field: 323 ft (98 m) Center Field: 411 ft (125 m) Right Field: 331 ft (101 m) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 1925 |
| Opened | April 22, 1926 |
| Construction cost | US$75,000 ($1,034,000 in 2023) |
| General contractor | James V. Bennett/Drennen Bros./J. C. Dressler |
| Tenants | |
| Williamsport Crosscutters (NYPL/MLBDL) 1999–present MLB Little League Classic (MLB) 2017–present Williamsport Outlaws (FHL) 2012 Williamsport Cubs (NYPL) 1994–1998 Williamsport Bills (EL) 1987–1991 Williamsport Tomahawks (EL) 1976 Williamsport Red Sox (NYPL) 1971–1972 Williamsport Astros (NYPL) 1968–1970 Williamsport Mets (EL) 1964–1967 Williamsport Grays (EL) 1954–1956, 1958–1962 Williamsport A's (EL) 1953 Williamsport Tigers (EL) 1951–1952 Williamsport Grays (EL) 1950 Williamsport Tigers (EL) 1947–1949 Williamsport Grays (EL) 1938–1946 Williamsport Grays (NYPL I) 1926–1937 | |
Pennsylvania Historical Marker | |
| Official name | Bowman Field |
| Designated | July 29, 2000 |
Named for local businessman J. Walton Bowman in 1929, Bowman Field had the official designation "Historic" added in 2000, while sponsorship naming rights were first added in 2014.
Since 2017, Bowman Field has been used for a regular-season Major League Baseball (MLB) game, the MLB Little League Classic, held each August while the Little League World Series is underway in nearby South Williamsport.
In 2012, Airmen Pond, an outdoor ice hockey rink, was built at Bowman Field. It served as home ice for the Williamsport Outlaws of the Federal Hockey League until the team folded in January 2013.