The Gwinnett Stripers continued a trend of growth at the gates in 2023, the club’s 14th season as the Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. The Stripers welcomed 231,044 fans to 71 home dates at Coolray Field, the ballpark’s largest single-season attendance since 2015. With an increase of 14,867 fans over the 2022 campaign, Gwinnett has raised its attendance in consecutive seasons for the first time in history.
Overall ticket sales increased over 14 percent in 2023, with the surge highlighted by a sell-out crowd of 10,067 for the July 4 game against Omaha. It was the eighth-largest attendance for a game in Coolray Field history, the largest since July 4, 2014.
The Stripers have now increased their year-over-year attendance in three of the past four seasons dating back to 2019, with the only outlier happening during the reduced-capacity 2021 campaign.
General Manager Erin McCormick says: “The 2023 season was a resounding success in so many ways for the Stripers. The increases we saw this year are not only a testament to our hardworking staff, but also to the unending support of all Gwinnettians and our neighbors across the state. We are so proud to be the community gathering place for so many and look forward to seeing even more fans at Coolray Field for our 15th season in 2024.”
Stripers’ Manager Matt Tuiasosopo has been named to Atlanta Braves coaching staff, following three seasons with Gwinnett, Tuiasosopo will now become the Braves’ third base coach.
JEMCF contribution includes $72,000 to local area
A $7,500 Jackson EMC Foundation check to Joshua’s Voice, Inc., Buford. At the check presentation were, from left, Jill Wilson, Joshua’s Voice board member; Jennifer Fennell, Jackson EMC Gwinnett district manager; Beauty Baldwin, Jackson EMC Foundation board member; Shawnette Good, executive director of Joshua’s Voice; Dee Anderson, Jackson EMC Foundation board member; and, Kenny Lumpkin, Jackson EMC Foundation representative.
The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded a total of $114,500 in grants for organizations during its recent meeting, including $72,000 to organizations serving Gwinnett County.
- $15,000 to Peachtree Christian Health, Inc., Duluth, which supports caregivers and their loved ones by providing a compassionate care center for its Caregiving Financial Assistance Program.
- $15,000 to St. Vincent de Paul Society – Flowery Branch, to fund direct aid for housing assistance for Hall, Barrow, Gwinnett and Jackson County families in crisis and food for their food pantry.
- $15,000 to St. Vincent de Paul Society – Lawrenceville (Grayson Highway) for its financial assistance program that provides funds for rent and mortgage to Gwinnett County families in crisis.
- $10,000 to CHRIS 180 (Creativity, Honor, Respect, Integrity and Safety) for its Gwinnett Counseling Center, with a mission to heal children, strengthen families and build community, to assist children, teens and families in Gwinnett and Hall counties receive trauma-informed counseling.
- $7,500 to Athens Parent Wellbeing for its Mental Health Support for Pregnant and Postpartum Parents Program to provide 100 therapy sessions for mothers and their families in Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett, Jackson, Madison and Oglethorpe counties.
- $7,500 to Joshua’s Voice, Inc., Buford, for its Autism Spectrum and Sensory Processing Disorder Awareness, Training and Tools Program to purchase sensory kits and educational materials for first responders.
- $2,000 to Tiny Stiches, Inc., Suwanee, to provide materials and supplies for its network of volunteers to handcraft a 28- to 32-piece layette of clothing and blankets to keep an infant warm and dry for the first three months of life, donated to mothers in need in Gwinnett, Clarke and Hall counties.
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