Wicomico County: Champions Play Here

Wicomico County is home to championship facilities and a team of professional sports marketers experienced in hosting national and regional events. Located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay — within two-and-a-half hours of Baltimore, Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia — Wicomico County is a picture-perfect place to enjoy while off the field.

Indoor Spaces

From wrestling to basketball to cheer and dance, the Wicomico Civic Center is the place for indoor sports. The versatile building offers a 30,000-square-foot arena, a 10,000-square-foot secondary arena and ten meeting rooms. The Civic Center is equipped with four SnapSports flooring systems, locker rooms, a promoter’s lounge, concession stands, an in-house catering team, free parking and ample space backstage.

Crown Sports Center is a state-of-the-art, indoor/outdoor sports complex that offers a large indoor venue equipped with six turf fields, two hardwood multi-sport courts and five batting cages. Off the field/court features include a large indoor climbing area, arcade, laser tag arena, full-service cafe and bar and a private birthday party and event space.

Outdoor Spaces

Wicomico County contains 25+ softball/baseball diamonds, including a Class-A minor league stadium and collegiate complexes. There are also 25+ multipurpose fields, two 18-hole golf courses, a 12-court pickleball complex, an equestrian center, multiple marinas and water access points.

Among other events, the Henry S. Parker Athletic Complex has hosted the USSSA Eastern Nationals Softball Championships for the past 18 years. The Complex features eight full sized baseball/softball fields with Bermuda grass outfields; four dirt infields and four synthetic turf infields. There is an additional adaptive baseball field. All fields are equipped with LiveBarn livestreaming and lights. Off the field the Complex contains one adaptive playground, two concession stands, two meeting rooms, free public Wi-Fi, a park-wide public address system and a 720-spot parking lot.

College Facilities

Wicomico County is home to Salisbury University. Salisbury is a member of NCAA Division III athletics and boasts many high-level facilities. Maggs Gymnasium features a main gym that can seat over 2,300 fans and has recently undergone lighting and paint updates. The gymnasium includes a weight room, fitness center, auxiliary gym, pool and Recovery Zone, with 16 full sets of Normatec compression gear, massage guns, heated recliners and a projector.

Across the street you will find Sea Gull Stadium, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, an all-weather track, Donnie Williams Sea Gull Baseball Stadium, Margie Knight Sea Gull Softball Stadium and the Gerry DiBartolo Sea Gull Soccer Complex.

Sea Gull Stadium seats 5,000 fans and features a facility that houses locker rooms, a full-service concession stand, a retail store, athletic training clinic, conference rooms, suites and a communications center for broadcasts.

For more information, go to wicosports.org.