 Home-plate entrance to Grider Stadium at Tullahoma High School, Jul-2005. |
 The seating bowl, and the unusual buildup of grass at the backstop. |
 Looking out from behind the plate at the field. |
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Home-plate entrance to Grider Stadium at Tullahoma High School, Jul-2005. |
The seating bowl, and the unusual buildup of grass at the backstop. |
Looking out from behind the plate at the field. |
Two things are notable about Grider Stadium: the short fences (310 feet down the lines, only 367 to center), and a grass mound built up behind home plate which cushions some balls that make it to the backstop.
Tim Perry, who curated the now-inactive Unofficial Frontier League History pages, tells me that Grider Stadium was moved, piece by piece, from Alabama, but he isn’t sure where in that state it originally stood.
The Walkers, named for the Tennessee walking horse, only played a few games at Grider before becoming financially insolvent. The Big South League carried them as a road team for the remainder of the year.