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[[File:ANMP0129.jpg|200px|A view from the third base side of Arbor State Park Baseball Field in Wymore, Nebraska.]][[File:ANMP0146.jpg|200px|315 feet down the lines at Arbor State Park Baseball Field in Wymore, Nebraska.]] | [[File:ANMP0129.jpg|200px|A view from the third base side of Arbor State Park Baseball Field in Wymore, Nebraska.]][[File:ANMP0146.jpg|200px|315 feet down the lines at Arbor State Park Baseball Field in Wymore, Nebraska.]] | ||
[[File:ANMP0147.jpg|200px|The Anderson Post 25 scoreboard Arbor State Park Baseball Field in Wymore, Nebraska.]] | [[File:ANMP0147.jpg|200px|The Anderson Post 25 scoreboard Arbor State Park Baseball Field in Wymore, Nebraska.]] | ||
[[File:ANMP0154.jpg|200px|A view from deep right field at Arbor State Park Baseball Field in Wymore, Nebraska.]] | |||
Revision as of 21:52, 16 August 2025
Located within the confines of Arbor State Park in Wymore, Nebraska, is Wymore Arbor State Park Baseball Field.
A wooden, covered grandstand is this ballpark’s most idyllic and notable feature. The grandstand bleachers provide a behind the plate view and curve slightly around the first and third base lines. There are in-ground, concrete dugouts, with roofs for cover, for both the home and visiting ball clubs. A natural grass infield with dirt basepaths provide the look and charm missing from many modern amateur baseball fields. The outfield dimensions are mostly symmetrical. It is 315 feet from home plate to the fence down the left and right field lines and 340 feet to center field. Additional ballpark features include bullpens for both teams and a batting cage behind the grandstand. For ballpark patrons, a concession stand sits on the first base side and an announcer’s booth on the third base side.
Arbor State Park Baseball Field is home to the Wymore Junior and Senior American Legion baseball teams, who were Class C Nebraska Junior State Champions in 1975 and Class C Senior State Runners-up in 1988. Jake Diekman, a pitcher and 13-year veteran of Major League Baseball is a native of Wymore, Nebraska and spent summer evenings toeing the rubber at Arbor State Park for the local American Legion baseball team.
The park has been the host site for multiple American Legion Nebraska State Championship Tournaments. The 1989 Class C Senior State Tournament at Wymore Arbor State Park Baseball Field featured a championship game between Wakefield and Creighton. Creighton prevailed, earning its first American Legion Nebraska State Championship. The 1996 Class C Senior State Tournament and 2001 Class C Junior State Tournament were also hosted in Wymore.
Adding to its historical significance, the park hosted barnstormers from the Negro leagues in the 1940s and 1950s for regular season and exhibition games. Satchel Paige, Ernie Banks, and “Cool Papa” Bell are a few of the legends of the game who have roamed the Wymore ballyard.
