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The James
I. Moyer Sports Complex is home to the Salem High
School Girls Fast Pitch Softball Team and the Roanoke College
Women's Fast Pitch Softball Team. The fields are utilized 7 days
a week beginning March through November. The complex hosts many
events which draw state and national athletes along with many
spectators to the City of Salem. The events the complex hosts
can range from youth, adult, and high school players to collegiate
and national level players. The organizations that predominately
use the complex are NCAA
(National Collegiate Athletic Association), VHSL
(Virginia High School League), NSA
(National Softball Association), USSSA
(United States Specialty Sports Association), ASA
(Amateur Softball Association of America), ODAC
(Old Dominion Athletic Conference) and Virginia
Dixie Youth Baseball. Some of the past, present and future
events that have been held at this facility are the USA Softball
National Team - Aiming for Athens 2004 Tour, NCAA Women's Fast
Pitch Softball National Championships for Division II and Division
III, NSA Girls Fast-Pitch Class B East World Series, ASA Men's
East Class C & D Slow-Pitch National Championship, USSSA Class
D State Tournament and Virginia Dixie Youth District and State
Tournaments. The City of Salem, Virginia and the James I. Moyer
Sports Complex take great pride in hosting local, high school,
collegiate and national championship tournaments with the highest
of standards.
Special
Features
- Gate House - ticket booth, souvenir stand, maintenance storage
building
- Electronic Scoreboards - Field # 1 (Individual Inning Scoreboard)
Field # 2, # 3 & # 4 (multi-purpose scoreboards)
- Portable Fencing can be set up at a variety of distances
- Dugouts have restrooms, water fountains and intercom systems
to 3rd floor of Moyer tower
- Seating - Individual seats on each field and additional
portable seating available on request
- Restrooms - mens and ladies restrooms to accommodate large
scale events
- Permanent Concession Stand on the first floor of the tower
with portable concessions placed throughout the complex grounds
- Second Floor of Tower houses the Manager's Office, tournament
headquarters, numerous phone and wireless internet hook ups,
irrigation control panel for the entire complex, restrooms for
tournament officials, meeting area, intercom system to 3rd Floor
and gate house
- Third Floor of Tower houses the Site Supervisor's Office,
PA announcers, official scorekeepers, clock operators, communication
to each dugout, umpire communication, restrooms for all third
floor workers, intercom system to 2nd Floor and gate house.
Audio units are located on this level which will play the National
Anthem or music on all four fields or on an individual field.
There is also a master PA system which enables an override of
all other PA systems.
- Track & Trails - Circular paved pathway outside of permanent
fence and Greenway paved trail that borders Moyer Sports Complex
and the Roanoke River which can be used for walking, jogging,
and exercise trail for all ages.
- Lighting System is 50/30 maintained which is equal to a Triple
A, baseball lighting system.
- Park Shelter & Playground - large playground equipment
area, basketball half-court, horseshoe pits, volleyball court,
sheltered area with picnic tables, grills and plenty of shade
trees. To reserve the shelter call the main office at 375-3057.
Directions
FROM NORTH OR SOUTH
Interstate 81 North and South, Take Exit 140
Turn South on U.S. Route 311 (Thompson Memorial Drive)
Follow Route 311, Down to East Main Street
Turn Right at the Stoplight on Main Street
Go through 4 stoplights, at the 4th stoplight turn left on Union
Street
Follow Union Street through 1 stoplight, then go about 1/16 of
a mile and
The Complex will be on your left.
FROM SOUTH ON U.S. 220
Exit U.S. 220 at Salem exit
Go North on Route 419
Follow Route 419 approximately 8 miles
Turn left at stoplight intersection onto Boulevard
(General Electric Plant is on your right through the intersection)
Follow the Boulevard down to the stoplight; turn left on 4th street
Stay on 4th street through 3 stoplights
At the 3rd stoplight turn left onto Union Street
Follow Union Street through 1 stoplight, then go about 1/16 of
a mile and
the complex will be on your left.
FROM NORTH ON U.S. 220
Exit U.S. 220 and go South on Interstate 81
Take Exit 140 onto U.S. Route 311
Refer to directional listing above - FROM NORTH OR SOUTH
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UPDATED: November 17,
2009 |
