Spartanburg Turns Tournament Planners’ Heads
Softball and track and field facilities highlight a South Carolina city that hosts national championships
Introduction
SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA
Spartanburg, at the intersection of Interstates 85 and 26, is within an easy driving distance from major Southern cities like Atlanta, Birmingham, Jacksonville, Charlotte, Richmond, and more. And (GSP) Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport’s major airlines bring flights from across the U.S. to our back yard.
Looking for fun activities during your time in Spartanburg? From delicious dining and unique boutiques in Downtown Spartanburg, to incredible outdoor experiences like Croft State Park and the adrenaline-pumping BMW Performance Center, there’s plenty to see and do once you get off the field or court.
Get a Planner’s Perspective
Don’t just take our word for it, hear what these planners had to say.
“Spartanburg has built an exceptional facility that provides fans and teams with everything that they could dream of and more. This is truly one of the premier complexes in the United States.”
— Chris Sebren, Director of Championships, USASoftball
KRISTYN SMITH
Director of Sports Tourism Development
Telephone: 864-594-5000
Request Information
Find Your Perfect Spartanburg Facility
Facility Spotlight
JERRY RICHARDSON INDOOR ARENA
Sports Covered: Basketball, volleyball
Opened in 2017, the Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium is a 123,000-square-foot facility that includes a 3,400-seat basketball arena and a 500-seat volleyball competition venue. This facility replaced Benjamin Johnson Arena and serves as the home for women’s basketball, men’s basketball and volleyball at Wofford College. The facility has a seating capacity for non-athletics functions, such as commencement and concerts, of 4,500.
UPWARD SPORTS STAR CENTER
Sports Covered: Soccer, basketball, volleyball
Upward Sports recently opened the Upward Star Center, a 120,000-square-foot indoor facility equipped with two regulation-size artificial soccer fields and up to four grass multi-purpose fields as well as six basketball courts, 12 full-sized volleyball courts, four lighted sand volleyball courts. This union facility features seven meeting rooms and can host an event of roughly 3,000 people indoors and 8,000 people outdoors. This massive facility is conveniently located 10 minutes from over 3,000 hotel rooms.
TYGER RIVER PARK
Sports Covered: Softball, baseball
Tyger River Park, one of the South’s premier baseball and softball tournament complexes, features 12 youth baseball/softball fields arranged in convenient four-field clusters, a championship stadium seating 600 people and with unmatched site amenities, clubhouse, concession areas, umpire changing rooms, lounge, VIP Suite, wireless internet, covered seating, two playgrounds and flat-screen TVs at each pod. Located 15 miles from downtown, Tyger River Park has hosted the 2015 USSSA Global Sports Baseball World Series, 2015 ASA/USA Girl’s 18 U Class A National World Series and 2015 NSA Girls Fast-Pitch Class B World Series, among other events. All fields are dirt and irrigated. Eight fields have permanent fences at 275 feet, two fields have permanent fences at 220 feet and two fields have permanent fences at 260 feet. The stadium field has a permanent 300-foot fence. Ample parking and restroom facilities are available.
SPARTANBURG VIKING TRACK
Sports Covered: Track and field
The Viking Track features world-class MondoTrack FTX surface, the same track surface that was used in the Beijing Olympic Games and the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Valencia. This premium, custom-made track has increased the optimal traction and contact area due to the irregular size and shape of the tessellation pattern and has been designed to provide the best traction between track and spikes and for a greater contact area than other track systems. This improves the athletes’ grip and performance. The track facility contains eight world-class lanes, Lynx MVP fully automatic timing system, two jump pits, pole vault and high jump areas.
