FACILITIES
HERMANN ATHLETIC CENTER
Originally built in 1963, the Hermann Athletic Center is home to the men's and women's basketball teams and women's volleyball team. The gym was renovated as recently as 2017, with new flooring and court design, in addition to more extensive seating. The Hermann Athletic Center features the Fay Jackson Anderson Court where all NCAA contests take place, men's and women's locker rooms, an auxiliary gym, athletic administrative offices and a cardio room open to students, faculty, and staff.
LOCATION : Hermann Athletic Center is located off of Halifax Street behind the Main Building. There is parking available directly behind the gym in a visitor lot. Visitors are asked to enter the parking lot from North Blount Street and exit via Halifax Street.
PACER PERFORMANCE CENTER (PPC)
The Pacer Performance Center is the newest addition to the William Peace University campus. Opened in the spring of 2017, the facility is a fully-equipped athletic training center which features a CrossFit space, a two-lane turf track, and Rogue fitness equipment.
LOCATION : The Pacer Performance Center is located off of North Blount Street and East Franklin Street, next to the William Peace Softball Field.
WILLIAM PEACE SOFTBALL FIELD
In the spring of 1999, Head Coach Charlie Dobbins and William Peace University unveiled a new softball field in the back corner of the Peace campus. The field features home and away dugouts, bullpens along the side of the field, bleachers for fans, and a scoreboard in right field. In the fall of 2017, new nets were added to the location along with a fully equipped press box, fully covered home and away dugouts, and pitching bullpens in center field and along the right field line.
LOCATION : The William Peace Softball Field is located off of North Blount Street and East Franklin Street, next to the Pacer Performance Center.
LIONS PARK
Lions Park, located two miles from William Peace University, is home to the men's and women's tennis teams. One of the largest metro parks in the City of Raleigh, Lions Park includes eight outdoor tennis courts that are lighted at night. The Pacers practice and play their men's and women's tennis matches on the courts during the spring season.
LOCATION : There are several entrances to Lions Park but the best way to reach the tennis courts is thru the Bennett Street entrance. If leaving from campus, head north toward E. Franklin Street. Continue on E. Franklin Street before turning left on N. Person Street. Keep right to continue on Wake Forest Road. Turn right onto Glascock Street. Turn right onto Bennett Street. Turn right at the Lions Park entrance sign off Bennett Street. Once entering park, drive straight to the bottom of the hill where the tennis courts are located. If the Bennett Street entrance is closed, keep straight on Bennett Street until you run into Dennis Avenue. Turn right on Dennis Avenue and take the Lions Park entrance on your right. After passing the Dennis Street entrance, turn right and circle around the park until you see the tennis courts.The addresses are 516 Dennis Avenue and 1666 Bennett Street, Raleigh NC 27604
USA BASEBALL NATIONAL TRAINING COMPLEX
Opened in 2007 in Cary, NC, the USA Baseball National Training Complex is home to the William Peace men's baseball team. The complex holds four fields - three auxiliary fields and one stadium field that follows MLB guidelines and has ample spectator seating. Pacer baseball utilizes the stadium and auxiliary fields for all their home games.
LOCATION : 200 Brooks Park Lane, Cary NC 27519 // From Wade Avenue: Start out going north on North McDowell Street/US-70 W/US-401 N/NC-50 toward West Edenton Street.Take the first left onto West Edenton Street. Take the first left onto North Dawson Street/US-70 E/US-401 S/NC-50. Take the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard ramp toward Western Boulevard. Take a slight right onto Western Boulevard. Merge onto US 1 South. Merge onto US-64 West via EXIT 98B toward Pittsboro/Asheboro.Take the ramp toward Durham. Turn right onto West Williams Street/NC-55. Continue on NC-55. Turn left onto Green Hope School Road. Turn left onto Brooks Park Lane. The USA Baseball National Training Complex will be on your left.
WAKEMED SOCCER PARK
Home to WPU men's and women's soccer teams, WakeMed Soccer Park opened in 2002 in Cary, NC. The facility features several fields in addition to a main stadium. The park is also home to the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League and the North Carolina FC of the North American Soccer League. Also home to William Peace men’s and women’s lacrosse teams as well.
LOCATION: 101 Soccer Park Drive, Cary, NC, 27511 // From Wade Avenue: Start out going north on North McDowell Street/US-70 W/US-401 N/NC-50 toward West Edenton Street. Take the first left onto West Edenton Street. Take the first left onto North Dawson Street/US-70 E/US-401 S/NC-50. Take the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard ramp to Western Boulevard. Keep straight on Western Boulevard. Western Boulevard becomes Hillsborough Street. Hillsborough Street becomes East Chatham Street. Turn left onto Soccer Park Drive.
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