Dayton, Ohio. Home of the Dayton Dragons, Class A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. Finalist, Ballpark Digest Best of the Ballparks, 2023. Bob Freitas Award, 2004.
The brief was a ballpark that would carry the revitalization of downtown Dayton and the adjacent riverfront, not simply host a season.
Day Air Ballpark carries 7,230 fixed seats and 25 suites, and was one of the first parks to offer upper deck premium seating at the Class A level. The amenity mix built a 5,000 patron season ticket waiting list and ten consecutive years of sellout demand before opening day. The Dragons' sellout streak has since passed 1,500 consecutive games, the longest in professional sports history.
The ballpark was key to the revitalization of downtown Dayton and the adjacent riverfront development. StadiumJourney.com ranked it the 14th best ballpark among 160 facilities in 2015, and the organization has taken the Bob Freitas Award, Minor League Baseball Organization of the Year in 2011 and the John H. Johnson President's Award in 2012.
S.C.O.R.E. Revenue Innovation. Community Connection. Experience Design.
In the press: Ballpark key to the Dragons’ sellout streak, on the ballpark behind baseball’s longest sellout run.
