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Heritage Financial Park
Heritage Financial Park is located in New York
Heritage Financial Park
Heritage Financial Park
Location within New York
Heritage Financial Park is located in the United States
Heritage Financial Park
Heritage Financial Park
Location within the United States
Map
Interactive map of Heritage Financial Park
Former names
Dutchess Stadium (1994–2022)
Address1500 Route 9D
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590[1]
Coordinates41°31′40.48″N 73°57′39.84″W / 41.5279111°N 73.9610667°W / 41.5279111; -73.9610667
OwnerDutchess County
OperatorDutchess County
Capacity5,400
SurfaceAstro-Turf
Field size
Left field: 325 ft (99 m)
Center field: 400 ft (120 m)
Right field: 325 ft (99 m)
Construction
GroundbreakingJanuary 20, 1994[2]
OpenedJune 18, 1994[3]
Cost$8.3 million
($18 million in 2025 dollars[4])
ArchitectLiscum McCormack VanVoorhis LLP[5]
Structural engineer
Geiger Engineers
Services engineer
Fellenzer Engineering LLP[6]
General contractor
Meyer Contracting Corporation[7]
Tenants
Hudson Valley Renegades (NYPL/SAL) 1994–present
Manhattan Jaspers (NCAA) 2015–2019
Hudson Valley Fort (FXFL) 2015
Website
heritagefinancialpark.com

Heritage Financial Park is a baseball park in Fishkill, New York.[8] Home to the Hudson Valley Renegades, the park originally opened on June 18, 1994. Originally called Dutchess Stadium from 1994 to 2023, it assumed its current name in March 2023 when a naming-rights deal with Heritage Financial Credit Union was completed.[9]

It has a capacity of 5,400 people and is located on New York State Route 9D across Interstate 84 from Fishkill Correctional Facility.

History

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Construction of the stadium began in April 1994 after approval by the Dutchess County Legislature, and opened less than three months later in June 1994.[10][11]

The entire field, excluding the pitchers mound and home plate area, was converted to AstroTurf in the spring of 2014.[12]

The stadium hosted K104.7's annual KFest concert each year in early June from 1999 to 2016 and again in 2023.[13][14] Performing artists have included Akon, Rihanna, Fat Joe, Counting Crows, Collective Soul, Wilco, Def Leppard, Bob Dylan, Drake and Adam Lambert, among others.

2020s renovations

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With the restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, and the subsequent change in affiliation from the Tampa Bay Rays to the New York Yankees, major renovations were undertaken between 2022 and 2024 to improve player and team facilities and enhance the fan experience at the ballpark.[15] Renovations were completed in keeping with Major League Baseball Player Development License, which included modernized facility standards for Minor League teams.[16]

Upgrades to the stadium involved renovating the existing clubhouse in right field for use by visiting teams and constructing a new home clubhouse in left field. Bullpens were moved from an exposed location in foul territory to beyond the outfield fence. Improvements were made to batting cages in right field, and the entire 2014 playing surface was replaced in time for the 2024 season with a brand new surface comparable to turf fields used in the major leagues.[17]

Fan-facing upgrades involved the extension of seating along the left field line, adjacent to and atop the new home clubhouse. Standard field-level seating was extended toward the left field corner, with a rooftop party deck and a premium club lounge built above the clubhouse facility.[18]

Renovations expanded seating to a 5,400 capacity, and for the first time, fans can sit in fair territory beyond the outfield wall.

Tenants

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August 2010
March 2024

Current

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The stadium is primarily used for baseball, as the home field of the Hudson Valley Renegades minor league baseball team, which as of 2024 is a South Atlantic League affiliate of the New York Yankees.[19]

Roy C. Ketcham High School, who were the New York State champions in baseball in 2023, has played occasional home games at the stadium over the years.[20][21]

Former

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From 2009 to at least 2018, the stadium hosted the Hudson Valley Baseball Classic between Marist College and the United States Military Academy.[22]

The Manhattan College baseball team played home games at the stadium from 2015 to 2019, before returning to Van Cortlandt Park.[23]

The stadium's first football tenant, the Hudson Valley Fort of the Fall Experimental Football League played games at the stadium in October 2015.[24] Some high school football playoff contests were also to be held at the stadium that year, but the stadium was later determined to be unsafe as a football venue and those games were canceled.[25]

Features

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Heritage Financial Park has a capacity of 5,400 and features an AstroTurf playing surface, with a symmetrical outfield dimensions measuring 325 feet down the lines and 400 feet to center field.[26]

It comprises a roughly-symmetrical two-level stand which stretched from just past first base to just past third base, and included concessions, a kids area and play areas. Clubhouses are located in the outfield corners, with bullpens beyond the outfield wall. A large LED scoreboard stands beyond the fence in left-center.

References

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  1. ↑ "Renegades Front Office". Minor League Baseball.
  2. ↑ Carter, Christopher (January 27, 1994). "Stadium Crew Breaks Ground Jan. 20". Millbrook Round Table. p. 12. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  3. ↑ Hanley, Robert (June 19, 1994). "The Old Ball Game Gets New Times at Bat". The New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
  4. ↑ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Dutchess Stadium". Liscum McCormack VanVoorhis LLP. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Sports & Recreational Facilities". Fellenzer Engineering LLP. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Renegades Baseball Stadium". Meyer Contracting Corporation. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  8. ↑ Haynes, Stephen (December 10, 2020). "Excitement abound as Renegades are announced as Yankees' new high Single-A affiliate". Poughkeepsie Journal.
  9. ↑ "Dutchess Stadium renamed Heritage Financial Park (VIDEO)". Mid Hudson News. March 21, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  10. ↑ Merzbach, Brian. "Hudson Valley Renegades". Ballpark Reviews. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  11. ↑ Thomaselli, Rich (May 20, 2013). "Hudson Valley Renegades 20th Anniversary: 20 Years, 20 Great Moments in Renegades Baseball History". Hudson Valley Magazine. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  12. ↑ McMann, Sean T. (April 5, 2014). "Dutchess Stadium Turf Thrills Hudson Valley Renegades". Poughkeepsie Journal. ProQuest 1512860685. Retrieved June 2, 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. ↑ Barry, John W. "Departure of KFEST and Speed of Sound leaves Dutchess with empty stages". Poughkeepsie Journal. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
  14. ↑ Renegades, Hudson Valley. "Rock On: KFEST returns to Heritage Financial Park on June 25". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Building Up: New Clubhouse, Expanded Seating and Amenities highlight Phase Two construction underway at Heritage Financial Park". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  16. ↑ "MLB announces Minor League Baseball teams". MLB.com. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  17. ↑ Mid Hudson News (March 16, 2024). Improvements Continue at Heritage Financial Park. Retrieved May 14, 2025 – via YouTube.
  18. ↑ "WMCHealth Club Lounge". Heritage Financial Park and Renegades. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  19. ↑ Reichard, Kevin (May 26, 2009). "Affiliate Dance 2020". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  20. ↑ "Past Champions - Baseball". NYSPHSAA.org. New York State Public High School Athletic Association. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  21. ↑ McMann, Sean T. (May 13, 2014). "Ketcham's Lombardo tourney honors Indian's memory". Poughkeepsie Journal. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Cadets Fall in Hudson Valley Baseball Classic". Army West Point. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  23. ↑ "Baseball to Play 2015 Home Games at Dutchess Stadium". Manhattan College Athletics. July 15, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  24. ↑ Ruman, Steve (July 16, 2015). "Brawlers will be part of FXFL". The Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  25. ↑ Haynes, Stephen (November 4, 2015). "Hudson Valley Fort's season finale canceled". Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Facilities Info". Heritage Financial Park. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
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