Paul Walsh Field

Paul Walsh Field is a multi-purpose sports facility located in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. The field is part of the athletic facilities of nearby New Bedford High School. Its primary use is for baseball. Specifically, it serves as the home of the New Bedford Bay Sox of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, a collegiate summer baseball league.[1] The Bay Sox hold a non-exclusive contract for usage of the field, allowing for interscholastic sporting events to continue to be played at the facility.[2]

Paul Walsh Field
LocationParker Street and Hunter Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
Coordinates41.642273°N 70.946751°W / 41.642273; -70.946751
Tenants
New Bedford Bay Sox (NECBL) (2009–present)

Arsenic Issue

In the summer of 2008 arsenic was discovered on both of the facility's baseball diamonds. While the arsenic was found in moderate amounts, officials did not believe it posed immediate danger to the public. It is believed the arsenic levels stem back to the location's industrial usage during the 1960s.[3] Remediation of the field, involving the replacing of arsenic-poisoned grass and soil, began in November 2008.[4]

Bay Sox Attendance

The following is a list of New Bedford Bay Sox attendance figures since the team began playing at Paul Walsh Field in 2009.

SeasonGame Avg.Season TotalLge. Rk.
2009[5]1,12823,7005th
2010[6]3717,4129th
2011[7]1,04620,9255th
2012[8]2475,18210th

Notes
  1. "New Bedford Lands New England Collegiate Baseball League Team" at nbbaysox.com URL accessed December 31, 2008
  2. "City reaches deal with baseball team" at SouthCoastToday.com URL accessed December 31, 2008.
  3. "Arsenic found in Paul Walsh Field soil" at SouthCoastToday.com URL accessed December 31, 2008
  4. "Cleanup of Walsh Field begins" at SouthCoastToday.com URL accessed December 31, 2008
  5. Team Statistics 2009 Archived July 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine at necbl.com, URL accessed August 1, 2009
  6. "2010 NECBL Season – Attendance". NECBL.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  7. "2011 NECBL Season – Attendance". NECBL.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  8. "2012 NECBL Season – Attendance". NECBL.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2012.


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