The summer collegiate Wellington Heat (Jayhawk League), formerly Haysville Heat, hosted an open house last Thursday for fans to view improvements to Hibbs-Hooten Field, the team’s new home. Some wonder if the ballpark is big enough to handle crowds of up to 1,100 on weekdays and 1,600 on weekends. Considering Wellington is a town of a little over 8,000, that shouldn’t be a problem. Read more here.
Wellington Ballpark Tour for Fans
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The fire code person limit is approximately 660 in that park.
Don’t know if there is much room for lawnchair seating down the lines.
Those numbers, 1100 & 1600 are a bit optimistic. The best supported Jayhawk league club are the Hays Larks and they averaged 569 in 2012 according to their boxscores.