# Uni-Trade Stadium > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Uni-Trade_Stadium > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Uni-Trade_Stadium.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni-Trade_Stadium > Source revision: 1340386730 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Baseball stadium in Laredo, Texas, US Uni-Trade Stadium Interactive map of Uni-Trade Stadium Former names Laredo Ballpark (planning/construction) Location 6320 Sinatra Parkway Laredo, TX 78045 Owner City of Laredo Capacity 6,000 (Baseball) 16,000 (Concerts) Surface TifSport Bermudagrass Field size Left Field: 335 feet Left Center Field: 385 feet Center Field: 405 feet Right Center Field: 385 feet Right Field: 335 feet Construction Groundbreaking June 11, 2011[1] Opened May 17, 2012 Cost $18 million[2] Architect HKS Humphries & Sanchez[1] Structural engineer Puig Engineering LLC[1] General contractor Leyendecker Construction[1] Tenants Laredo Lemurs (AAIPB) (2012–2016) Laredo Roses Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos (LMB) (2018–present) 2011 promotional image of the planned Laredo Ballpark now named Uni-Trade Stadium The **Uni-Trade Stadium** is a [baseball](/source/Baseball) stadium in [Laredo, Texas](/source/Laredo%2C_Texas). The stadium is the United States home to The [Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos](/source/Tecolotes_de_los_Dos_Laredos), a bi-national [Mexican League](/source/Mexican_Baseball_League) professional baseball team, and the Laredo Roses, a women's full-contact [American football](/source/American_football) team in the Sugar N Spice Football League.[3] The stadium is also used for youth soccer leagues, youth and prep baseball games, and concerts.[4] It was the home of the [Laredo Lemurs](/source/Laredo_Lemurs), a baseball team in the [American Association](/source/American_Association_of_Independent_Professional_Baseball), from 2012 to 2016. ## History The Laredo Ballpark project was first approved by the city council and was voted in favor of (with 61.32% of the votes in favor and 38.68% against) constructing it with money collected by a .25% sales tax increase for the LEC since 2004 of which there is a surplus of about $18 million.[5] The project consisted of building a new multiuse [Baseball](/source/Baseball) field near the [Laredo Energy Arena](/source/Laredo_Energy_Arena) (now Sames Auto Arena). On December 9, 2011, it was announced that the stadium would be named Uni-Trade Stadium,[6] after Uni-Trade Forwarding LLC, a local [freight forwarder](/source/Freight_forwarder). The park opened on May 17, 2012, with the Lemurs defeating the defending American Association champion [Grand Prairie AirHogs](/source/Grand_Prairie_AirHogs) 5–1 in front of a crowd of 5,923. Despite posting winning records in each of their five seasons, including the 2015 American Association championship, Lemurs attendance plummeted from 187,845 in 2012 (fourth in a 14-team league) to just 41,955 in 2016, lowest in the league.[7] Less than three weeks prior to the 2017 season, the Lemurs left the American Association and folded as result of a lawsuit between owner Arianna Torres and other members of Laredo Baseball Holdings, the Lemurs' ownership group. Torres allegedly accumulated over $500,000 of debts as well.[8] After the stadium sat empty for the 2017 season, the [Rojos del Águila de Veracruz](/source/Rojos_del_%C3%81guila_de_Veracruz) of the Triple-A [Mexican League](/source/Mexican_Baseball_League) relocated to the region and took the name of the [Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos](/source/Tecolotes_de_los_Dos_Laredos), a franchise that previously played on both sides of the US-Mexico border (Laredo and [Nuevo Laredo](/source/Nuevo_Laredo)) from 1985 to 2004. The team splits their home games between Uni-Trade Stadium and [Parque la Junta](/source/Parque_la_Junta) on the Mexican side. ## Field The baseball field playing surface was designed and built by sports field contractor Texas Multi-Chem of [Kerrville, Texas](/source/Kerrville%2C_Texas). The baseball field's natural grass surface is TifSport hybrid Bermuda and the root zone consists of an 8" layer of USGA sand and Dakota peat. The field also contains an internal drainage system to help avoid rain-outs.[9] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-parkinfo_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-parkinfo_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-parkinfo_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-parkinfo_1-3) ["The Ballpark at Laredo Breaks Ground Baseball Stadium Should Be Completed by 2012"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110621040452/http://laredosun.us/notas.asp?id=16699). *Laredo Sun*. June 11, 2011. Archived from the original on June 21, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [http://www.ballparkdigest.com/features/index.html?article_id=2599](http://www.ballparkdigest.com/features/index.html?article_id=2599), [*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Local"](http://www.pro8news.com/news/local/Council-Response-to-Baseball-Stadium-Vote-100406984.html). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Laredo Morning Times; Vote Goes Strongly In Favor of Stadium](http://laredobroncos.com/news/?id=12085) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Laredo Morning Times; Webb County Vote Totals](http://www.lmtonline.com/articles/2008/11/05/front/news/doc4910db428601a924663642.txt) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Laredo Lemurs' Baseball Stadium Named"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120107052651/http://www.laredosun.us/notas.asp?id=19311). [Laredo Sun](/source/Laredo_Sun) (Laredo, Texas). December 9, 2011. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved 2011-12-09. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Laredo Lemurs Franchise History"](https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/t-ll12476). *Stats Crew*. Retrieved 18 May 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Laredo Lemurs Finished - Salina Stockade Replace Lemurs on the American Association Schedule"](https://indyballisland.com/2017/05/03/laredo-lemurs-finished-salina-stockade-replace-lemurs-on-the-american-association-schedule/). *Indy Ball Island*. Kayla Thompson. 3 May 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Avoid Rainouts With Internal Drainage Systems"](http://www.texasmultichem.com/blog/avoid-rainouts-with-internal-drainage-systems.html). (Texas Multi-Chem - Kerrville, TX). June 1, 2012. ## External links - [Uni-Trade Stadium](http://unitradestadium.wordpress.com/) - [Texas Multi-Chem | Sports Field Contractor](http://www.texasmultichem.com/) v t e City of Laredo Nicknames: Gateway City, City Under Seven Flags, City of Saints and Generals Attractions Republic of the Rio Grande Museum Laredo Water Museum Imaginarium of South Texas Washington's Birthday Celebration Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium Lamar Bruni Vergara Environmental Science Center Sames Auto Arena Sports Uni-Trade Stadium Veterans Field Student Activity Complex Texas A&M International University Soccer Complex PEG Energy Stadium Laredo Heat Laredo Lemurs(defunct) Business Falcon International Bank International Bank of Commerce Laredo National Bank(defunct) Mall del Norte The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo Taco Palenque History Timeline Cathedral of San Agustin Don Tomás Sánchez Colonel Santos Benavides Battle of Laredo Fort McIntosh Laredo Air Force Base Republic of the Rio Grande San Agustin de Laredo Historic District Flag of Laredo, Texas Flag of the Republic of the Rio Grande Geography Chacon Creek Lake Casa Blanca Rio Grande San Ildefonso Creek San Ygnacio Creek Santa Isabel Creek Sombrerillito Creek Zacate Creek Education Tertiary Laredo College Texas A&M International University UT Center at Laredo K-12 Laredo ISD Dr. Leonides G. Cigarroa HS Joseph W. Nixon HS Raymond & Tirza Martin HS Dr. Dennis D. Cantu Health Science Magnet Vidal M. Treviño Sch of Communications and Fine Arts Lara FS Academy United ISD John B. Alexander HS Lyndon B. Johnson HS United HS United South HS Mass media Newspapers English Laredo Morning Times LareDOS(defunct) Zapata Times Spanish El Diario de Nuevo Laredo El Mañana Primera Hora Última Hora Television XHLNA Azteca Uno–HD 1.1 XHLNA-TDT2 ADN 1.2 XHLAR Las Estrellas–HD 2.1 XHCTNL Imagen TV–HD 3.1 XHCTNL Excelsiór TV 3.4 XHBR Las Estrellas–HD 4.1 XHBR Canal 5 5.1 XHNAT Multimedios–HD 6.1 XHNAT-TDT2 Milenio TV 6.2 XHNAT-TDT3 Teleritmo 6.3 XHNAT-TDT4 MVS 6.4 XHLAT Azteca 7–HD 7.1 XHLAT a+ 7.2 KGNS NBC–HD 8.1 KGNS-DT2 ABC–HD 8.2 KGNS-DT3 Telemundo–HD 8.3 KGNS-DT5 TCN 8.5 KXNU-LD Telemundo–HD 10.1 KYLX CBS–HD 13.1 KYLX-LD2 CW 13.2 KLMV MeTV 15.1 KLMV-LD2 Estrella TVs 15.2 KLMV-LD3 Movies! 15.3 KLMV-LD4 JTV 15.4 XEFE Televisa local 17.1 KLDO Univision–HD 27.1 KLDO-DT2 LATV 27.2 KLDO-DT3 TBD 27.3 KLDO-DT4 Stadium 27.4 KLDO-DT5 Court TV 27.5 KXOF-CD Fox–HD 31.1 KXOF-CD2 Grit 31.2 KXOF-CD3 Laff 31.3 KETF-CD UniMás–HD 39.1 KETF-CD2 Comet 39.2 KETF-CD3 Charge! 39.3 KETF-CD4 Azteca America–HD 39.4 Radio AM 790 XEFE 890 KVOZ 960 XEK 1000 XENLT 1090 XEWL 1300 KLAR 1340 XEBK 1370 XEGNK 1410 XEAS 1490 KLNT 1550 XENU FM 88.1 KHOY 88.9 XHLDO 89.9 KBNL 91.3 XHNOE 92.7 KJBZ 94.1 XHTLN 94.9 KQUR 95.7 XHBK 97.1 XHNLO 98.1 KRRG 99.3 XHNK 101.5 XHAS 102.3 XHMW 103.3 XHAHU 104.9 XHNLR 106.1 KNEX 106.5 La Tremenda 107.3 XHGTS Transportation International bridges Gateway to the Americas International Bridge Juárez–Lincoln International Bridge Texas Mexican Railway International Bridge(Rail bridge 1) Patrick J. Ottensmeyer International Railway Bridge(Rail bridge 2) World Trade International Bridge Laredo–Colombia Solidarity International Bridge Highways I-35 I-35 Bus. I-69W Proposed I-2 Proposed I-27 US 59 Bus. US 59-Z US 83 SH 84 SH 255 SH 359 Loop 20 Spur 260 Spur 400 FM 1472 FM 3338 San Isidro Parkway Transit El Metro Transit El Aguila Airport Laredo International Airport Neighborhoods El Barrio Azteca Downtown Nye Del Mar Heights Mines San Isidro Ranch San Agustin de Laredo Historic District Category Commons v t e Ballparks in the Mexican Baseball League North Zone Estadio de Béisbol Francisco I. Madero Estadio Francisco Villa Estadio Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Estadio Monumental Chihuahua Estadio Revolución Parque de Béisbol Alberto Romo Chávez Parque la Junta Toros Mobil Park Uni-Trade Stadium Walmart Park South Zone Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú Estadio Centenario Orsan Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán Estadio Domingo Santana Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos Estadio Finsus Estadio Nelson Barrera Estadio Sherwin-Williams Beto Ávila Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila Parque Kukulcán Alamo [27°33′14″N 99°27′20″W / 27.55399°N 99.45544°W / 27.55399; -99.45544](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Uni-Trade_Stadium¶ms=27.55399_N_99.45544_W_type:edu_region:US) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Uni-Trade Stadium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni-Trade_Stadium) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni-Trade_Stadium?action=history)). 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