Venue Detail
Kannapolis Intimidators
RSV Pro Facilities Report
March, 2015
Kannapolis Intimidators
PO Box 64 Kannapolis, NC 28082 Phone: 704-932-3267 Fax: 704-938-7040 URL: www.intimidatorsbaseball.com Owner: Smith Family Baseball League: South Atlantic League, Southern
Venue
CMC-NorthEast Stadium, 2888 Moose Rd, Kannapolis, NC 28083 Owner: City of Kannapolis Managed by: Team Built: 1995 Capacity: 4,700 Permanent concession stands: 2 Concessionaire: Team Suite caterer: Team Soft drink: Pepsi Cola Beer: Multiple
Naming rights
Sold to: CMC-NorthEast Stadium Term: 15 years Expires: 2027
Ticket prices
Season tickets range from $320 to $500 Single tickets range from $7.00 to $9.00
Attendance
2012 average attendance: 2,007 2013 average attendance: 1,906 2014 average attendance: 1,925
Suites
Quantity: 6 Term: 3 to 5 years Price: $8,400 to $8,400 Seats: 12 to 12 Includes: Tickets.
Financing
The stadium was funded by the city and county with the county paying 75 percent of the total cost.
It was a little ironic that naming rights for the former Boll Weevils stadium were sold to Fieldcrest Cannon, makers of cotton sheets and other home accessories. The irony has been lost as both the team and the stadium changed names.
Rowan County approved a lease extension for the Intimiators in 2005. The deal includes an agreement for naming rights to be sold by the team's owner, Smith Family Baseball. The county is still working on a plan to transfer partial control of the ballpark to the city.
The lease extension sets a $75,000 per year rate for the venue, down about 50 percent from the previous deal. The naming rights agreement gives the team half with the city and county dividing the other half. Fieldcrest Cannon paid $300,000 for the rights. The firm was acquired by Pillowtex which went into bankruptcy and closed in 2003. The name continued until 2012 when the rights were resold for what the owners called "just a bit more" than the original price.
Before the county turns over control of the venue to the city, it wants the city to pay its share of ballpark maintenance and upkeep from the opening day in 1995. The plan calls for the county to have 75 percent equity with Kannapolis to get the balance. That would give the city equity of $1.7 million. It could claim a 50 percent share of the ballpark if it paid $2.3 million. (Baseball, Facilities, Minor League, Professional Sports, Venue)