David F. Couch Ballpark
"The Couch" | |
Entrance to the park | |
| Former names | Ernie Shore Field Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA |
| Coordinates | 36°7′47″N 80°15′8″W / 36.12972°N 80.25222°W |
| Owner | Wake Forest University |
| Capacity | 3,823 |
| Field size | Left field: 310 feet (94 m) Center field: 400 feet (120 m) Right field: 300 feet (91 m) |
| Surface | AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D 52H |
| Scoreboard | Daktronics |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1956 |
| Renovated | 1993, 2016 |
| Expanded | 1993 |
| Tenants | |
| Winston-Salem Red Birds (CL) 1957–1960 Winston-Salem Red Sox (CL) 1961–1983 Winston-Salem Spirits (CL) 1984–1994 Winston-Salem Warthogs (CL) 1995–2008 Winston-Salem Dash (CL) 2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (NCAA) 2009–present | |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
David F. Couch Ballpark is a collegiate and former minor-league baseball park in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The full-time home of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team, starting in 2009, it was also previously home of the Winston-Salem entry in the Carolina League (currently the Winston-Salem Dash), a role it played since the park opened in 1956.