Venue Detail
Colorado Springs Sky Sox
Revenues From Sports Venues Pro Facilities Report
January, 2010
Colorado Springs Sky Sox
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4385 Tutt Blvd Colorado Springs, CO 80922-2501 Phone: 719-597-1449 Fax: 719-597-2491 URL: www.skysox.com Owner: Elmore Sports Group Inc. League: Pacific Coast League Pacific Conference, North
Venue
Security Service Field, 4385 Tutt Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80922-2500 Owner: Elmore Sports Group Inc. Managed by: Owner Built: 1988 Capacity: 6,100 Permanent concession stands: 4 Concessionaire: Diamond Concessions Suite caterer: Diamond Concessions Soft drink: Pepsi Cola Beer: Multiple
Naming rights
Sold to: Security Service Credit Union Term: 12 years Expires: 2005
Ticket prices
Season tickets range from $375 to $375 Single tickets range from $5.00 to $8.50 2007 average attendance: 4,157 2008 average attendance: 4,392 2009 average attendance: 4,350
Luxury Suites
Quantity: 18 Term: 1 to 3 years Price: $9,500 to $9,500 Seats: 10 to 10 Includes: Parking, tickets, private entrance.
Financing
The ballpark was privately financed. Pct. public: 0
Sky Sox Stadium became Security Service Field in 2005. Terms of the naming rights deal were not disclosed.
There are no club seats in the stadium. The Venue features a hot tub which holds 18 persons and leases for $175 per game.
The SkySox are backing away from earlier claims that they needed a new ballpark to survive. Team officials are changing their view because of improvements made to the Venue and a rapid spurt of growth around SkySox Stadium.
The ballpark has been upgraded with new lighting and other features to satisfy the team's major league affiliate, the Rockies, and more improvements are planned to make the Venue more attractive and profitable.
Perhaps the biggest change has been the growth that has come to the ballpark that was once alone in a rural area. The 6,100-seat ballpark opened in 1988. With an audience moving toward the venue, team officials believe upgrades and renovations may provide the revenues they need.
In 2003, the SkySox said improvements were needed to the field to deal with wind and weather. In 2000, the team hired the HNTB architectural firm to begin design work. Plans for the 12,000-seat ballpark included adjacent retail, residential and office development that now seems to be coming on its own. The current ballpark cost $3.4 million in 1988 and accounts for $20,000 a month in current expenses. (Baseball. Facilities, Financial, MinorTeam,Professional Sports, Venue)