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Five County Stadium

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Five County Stadium
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Location1501 NC Highway 39
Zebulon, North Carolina
United States
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OwnerWake County 85%, Town of Zebulon 15% [3]
OperatorCapitol Broadcasting Company
Capacity6,500
Field sizeLeft field: 330 ft (100 m)
Left-center field: 365 ft (111 m)
Center field: 400 ft (120 m)
Right-center field: 365 ft (111 m)
Right field: 309 ft (94 m)[6]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke groundJanuary 19, 1991[1]
Built1991
OpenedJuly 3, 1991[2]
Renovated1999
Expanded1999
Construction cost$2.5 million
($5.77 million in 2024 dollars[4])
ArchitectOdell Associates
Structural engineerExcel Engineering[5]
General contractorRichard Beach Builders
Tenants
Carolina Mudcats (SL/CL) 1991–2025

Five County Stadium is a baseball stadium located in Zebulon, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh, that was opened in 1991 and extensively renovated in 1999. It has a seating capacity of 6,500 people. The ballpark was the home of the Carolina Mudcats of the Carolina League from 1991 to 2025. It will be home to a Capitol Broadcasting Company owned Coastal Plain League team starting in 2026.[7]

The stadium's name comes from its location in Wake County, which is within 5 miles (8.0 km) of Franklin, Nash, Johnston, and Wilson counties.

US 264 passes by the stadium at a generally northwest-to-southeast angle (behind left and center fields), while NC 39 skirts the east side of the property (right field). Parking lots surround the field on the other sides, and a large grass field, often used as a campground, lies behind home plate.

History

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Carolina Mudcats (1991–2025)

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When Columbus Mudcats owner Steve Bryant moved the club to North Carolina in 1991 as the Carolina Mudcats, he wanted a new facility that was deemed to be outside the territories of other minor league clubs in the state (including the South Atlantic League's Greensboro Hornets, which he also owned) while also being easily accessible by the public. A site was chosen in Zebulon, which was as close to Raleigh as the Mudcats could get without infringing on the territorial rights of the Durham Bulls. To construct the ballpark quickly, the builders opted for metal seating rather than the traditional concrete. The 1999 renovation replaced most of the metal with concrete.

The Double-A Mudcats moved to Pensacola in 2011, and the Carolina League's Kinston Indians moved to Zebulon and continued as the Mudcats at Class A-Advanced.[8][9] They remained at that level until being reclassified to Low-A for the 2021 season.[10]

The 2025 season was the Mudcats' 35th and final season of play at Five County Stadium. They are expected to relocate to Wilson, North Carolina, as the Wilson Warbirds in 2026.[11][12] Carolina's final home game was a 1–0 loss to the Delmarva Shorebirds played on August 31, 2025, with 5,877 people in attendance.[13][14]

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