Ozark Mountain Sports Complex
baseball stadium in the U.S. state of Missouri
Ozark Mountain Sports Complex (formerly known as U.S. Baseball Park and Price Cutter Park) is a baseball park in Christian County, Missouri. It is located off U.S. Route 65 in Ozark, Missouri, just south of Missouri's third-largest city, Springfield.
History
The facility was built in four months in early 1999 and was originally named after a local supermarket company. It opened on July 10, 1999, hosting a game of the Texas–Louisiana League, an independent baseball league.
The playing surface was rededicated as John Pittman Field in 2009, named for a primary designer of the ballpark. In 2024 the stadium was renamed Ozark Mountain Sports Complex.
Professional Baseball
The ballpark was home to the Springfield/Ozark Mountain Ducks team that was part of several independent leagues (the Texas–Louisiana League, Central Baseball League, and in their final year, the Frontier League when they were known as the Springfield/Ozark Ducks). The Ducks discontinued playing in 2004 after the El Paso Diablos of the Double-A Texas League within Minor League Baseball relocated to become the Springfield Cardinals, playing their home games at Route 66 Stadium (formerly Hammons Field) in downtown Springfield.
College Baseball
The Southwest Missouri State Bears baseball team played select games at the facility starting in April 2000. Ryan Howard was one of the Bears who played at the ballpark.
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