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12-665: The arena was built in 1996, along with a Softball Complex, to fully complete South Commons (an area consisting of a baseball and football stadium, and a skateboard park). The venue replaced the Municipal Auditorium , which was constructed in 1955. The Columbus Civic Center is home to the Columbus Lions indoor football team and the Columbus River Dragons professional ice hockey team. The Civic Center also hosts some Auburn Tigers collegiate ice hockey games when

24-767: A Minor League Baseball team based in Pearl, Mississippi , a suburb of Jackson , from 2005 to 2024. They were the Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves and competed in the Southern League . The M-Braves played their home games at Trustmark Park . After the 2024 season, the team relocated to Columbus, Georgia , to become the Columbus Clingstones . In 2005, the Southern League 's Greenville Braves relocated to Pearl, Mississippi , from Greenville, South Carolina , due to

36-497: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a sports venue in the state of Georgia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Golden Park Synovus Park is a baseball stadium currently undergoing a major renovation in Columbus, Georgia , United States, that opened in 1926 and has undergone many rebuilds and repairs. Baseball has been played near Synovus Park since 1909, but in 1926,

48-551: Is a red brick façade and has many well-landscaped sidewalks that connect to the Chattahoochee RiverWalk . Synovus Park was formerly named after Theodore Earnest Golden Sr., co-founder of Goldens' Foundry and Machine Co. Golden led the effort in Columbus for the city's first South Atlantic League team. Synovus Park was renovated in 1994 in anticipation of the softball events of the 1996 Summer Olympics that were held in

60-631: The Mississippi Braves announced that they would be moving to Columbus after the conclusion of their 2024 season. With the announcement of the relocation, Columbus Council members voted and approved the lease for the team to use Synovus Park. In June 2024, the naming rights were sold to the financial and banking service company Synovus . 32°27′08″N 84°59′30″W  /  32.452348°N 84.991541°W  / 32.452348; -84.991541 Mississippi Braves The Mississippi Braves , or M-Braves as they were referred to locally, were

72-717: The 11th, Barney, and his friends: Baby Bop & BJ, and their new friend, Riff performed here in Barney Live! - The Let's Go Tour which was supposed to be filmed here and released on video, but it never happened. The arena is also the primary concert venue in the Greater Columbus area, hosting artists such as KISS (in 1997), Kelly Clarkson (in 2009), and Lady Antebellum (in 2012). The Civic Center has also hosted several professional wrestling events, such as WWE 's Friday Night Smackdown (in 2006 and 2014), and WCW Monday Nitro (in 1996). This Columbus, Georgia -related article

84-640: The 2021 Southern Division title with a first-place 67–44 record. They qualified for the playoffs by having the best record in the league. The Braves defeated the Montgomery Biscuits , 3–2, in the best-of-five series to win the Double-A South championship. Shea Langeliers was selected as the league's Top MLB Prospect and Dan Meyer as the Manager of the Year. In December 2021, Diamond Baseball Holdings bought

96-772: The Columbus Ice Rink next door is unavailable. Several other sports teams have also used the arena in the past. The Columbus Cottonmouths ice hockey team played in the arena from 1996 until 2017; the Columbus Riverdragons basketball team from 2001 to 2005; the Columbus Wardogs indoor football team from 2001 to 2004; the Chattahoochee Valley Vipers indoor football team in 2006; and the Columbus Comets indoor soccer team in 1997. On October 10 to

108-632: The Mississippi Braves from Atlanta Braves owner Liberty Media . In 2022, the Double-A South became known as the Southern League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization. In 2024, the Braves announced that the 2024 season would be their final season in Mississippi, and that they would be relocating to Columbus, Georgia , for the start of the 2025 season as

120-898: The city of Columbus. In 2013, Synovus Park was the home of the Beep Baseball World Series Championship game. The Taiwan Homerun Team beat the Austin Blackhawks by a score of 5-2. It also was the home field of the Columbus Catfish from 2003 to 2008. In June 2021, the park opened back up with the home team being the Columbus Chatt-a-Hoots of the Sunbelt Baseball League . Alternative Baseball held its Playing for Community Integration Tour events starring local community leaders and athletes with disabilities at Synovus Park in 2019 and 2023. In 2024,

132-581: The current location has been used. In 1951, the park was significantly rebuilt, then in 1995 for the 1996 Summer Olympics . The park was damaged in 2006 causing part of the outfield wall to collapse and then strong winds hit the stadium in 2012 and knocked the light stands off the roof, causing more damage. Located on the Chattahoochee River in Downtown Columbus . The exterior of the Synovus Park

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144-536: The poor condition of Greenville Municipal Stadium , and the failure to reach an agreement with the Greenville County council for a new ballpark. The M-Braves' first season began on April 18, 2005 at Trustmark Park with a loss to the Montgomery Biscuits . In conjunction with Major League Baseball 's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Braves were organized into the Double-A South . They won

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