Elfstrom Stadium
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Philip B. Elfstrom Stadium is a baseball field located in Geneva, Illinois. The stadium was built in 1991 and holds 7,400 people. It is the home of the Kane County Cougars.
Elfstrom Stadium is named after Philip B. Elfstrom, the former Kane County Forest Preserve President, and the person most responsible for bringing minor league baseball to Kane County.
The Forest Preserve's Elfstrom Stadium serves as the friendly home of the Kane County Cougars, an Oakland Athletics affiliated Class A minor league baseball team. The stadium was constructed in 1991, and in 2001 the Cougar set a league attendance record of 523,222.
Elfstrom Stadium is also the official home of the Illinois High School Association's (IHSA) Division AA final baseball tournament. A number of high school, college, and organized leagues play their games at Elfstrom Stadium throughout the baseball season.
| Current ballparks in the Midwest League | ||||
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| C.O. Brown Stadium |Coveleski Stadium | Fifth Third Ballpark | Fifth Third Field | Memorial Stadium | Oldsmobile Park | Alliant Energy Field | Community Field | Elfstrom Stadium | Fox Cities Stadium | O'Brien Field | John O'Donnell Stadium | Harry C. Pohlman Field | Veterans Memorial Stadium | |||
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