Five County Stadium is the home of the Carolina Mudcats of the Carolina League. The ballpark, which was opened in 1991 and extensively renovated in 1999, has a capacity of 6,500.
The stadium's name comes from its location – the stadium proper is located in Wake County, North Carolina, but it is in close proximity to the intersection of the county lines between Wake, Franklin, Nash, and Johnston Counties, and Wilson County is also in the general area of the stadium.
US-264 passes by the stadium at a generally northwest-to-southeast angle (behind left and center fields), while State Highway 39 skirts the east side of the property (right field). Parking lots surround the field on the other sides.
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