Riley Park (Sumter)


Riley Park is a stadium in Sumter, South Carolina, located at Church Street & DuBose Street, 29150. It is primarily used for baseball, has housed Sumter minor league baseball teams and is currently home to the University of South Carolina Sumter Fire Ants and Morris College Hornet baseball teams.

History

Riley Park was the home to various Sumter minor league baseball teams from 1949–1991. The Sumter Chicks of the Tri-State League, Sumter Indians and Sumter Astros of the Western Carolinas League and the Sumter Braves and Sumter Flyers of the South Atlantic League all played at Riley Park.
Today, Riley Park is a newly renovated 2,000-seat stadium offering concessions and ample spectator space. The stadium is used for American Legion Baseball and collegiate baseball. It is home of the American Legion P-15's team. On the collegiate level, it hosts both the University of South Carolina Sumter Fire Ants and Morris College Hornet baseball teams.