Truist Point
Baseball stadium in High Point, North Carolina From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Truist Point is a stadium located in High Point, North Carolina and is home to the High Point Rockers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball[2][5][3] and to Carolina Core FC of the MLS NEXT Pro league.[6] The stadium is bordered by Elm, English, Gatewood and Lindsay streets.[4] Truist (formerly BB&T Corporation) is paying $500,000 annually for 15 years for the naming rights.[4]
 | |
 Truist Point in 2019 | |
 | |
  Truist Point Location within North Carolina  Truist Point Truist Point (the United States) | |
| Former names | BB&T Point (2019–2020) |
|---|---|
| Address | 301 N. Elm Street[1] High Point, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35°57′34″N 80°00′43″W |
| Capacity | 4,500[1] |
| Field size | Left: 336 ft (102 m) Left center: 363 ft (111 m) Center: 400 ft (120 m) Right center: 366 ft (112 m) Right: 339 ft (103 m)[1] |
| Surface | Astroturf[1] |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 11, 2018[2] |
| Opened | May 2, 2019[3] |
| Construction cost | $36 million[4] |
| Builder | Samet Corp.[4] |
| Tenants | |
| High Point Rockers (ALPB) 2019–present Carolina Core FC (MLSNP) 2024–present | |
| Website | |
| Truist Point | |
The stadium hosted its first official event on May 2, 2019, as the High Point Rockers defeated the Sugar Land Skeeters in their first ever Opening Day game.[7][8]
The ballpark was renamed from BB&T Point to Truist Point in June 2020 due to the 2019 merger of BB&T and SunTrust Banks to form Truist.[9]
In 2021, North Carolina Fusion U23's men's and women's teams began playing some matches at Truist Point.[10]
In 2024, Carolina Core FC of the MLS NEXT Pro league began play at Truist Point.[6]
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
