NORTH AUGUSTA, Ga.–The Augusta GreenJackets have broken ground on a new ballpark to be named after a credit union.
SRP Park, which is the result of a long-term naming rights agreement the between the minor league team and SRP Federal Credit Union, is scheduled to open in April of 2018.
“We couldn’t be more excited to have North Augusta’s largest institution as our partners in the community. We know from that tagline that good things happen at SRP and now those good things can happen at SRP Park," said GreenJackets President Jeff Eiseman in a press release. "To us there isn’t a better fit locally to see up in lights than SRP. They are the largest locally based company in North Augusta, they are active and involved throughout the community, and they have been partners with the team for well over a decade. We take pride in SRP and think SRP Park will be the pride of the CSRA."
In a separate statement, SRP FCU CEO Harry Gunsallus said, “This is the biggest thing to happen in our community in some time and it is in keeping with who we are as a company. We care about the communities we serve and we believe that this opportunity will further reinforce that commitment. SRP was formed in 1960 and has been proud to call this area our home ever since. As you may have heard from our marketing messages, we are not going away and this investment demonstrates that to the fine people of the CSRA.”