Last week on my business trip to Houston for ABF Freight, I had some personal time in the morning to check out local baseball experiences. Having visited Rice University’s Reckling Park on Sunday, I mapped out a trip down to Sugar Land, Texas to visit the Sugar Land Space Cowboys and Constellation Field. With the windows down, tunes on the radio, a hearty breakfast digested, I took the 30 minute (or so) ride southwest from Houston on Tuesday morning. Here is what I found when I arrived in Sugar Land.

The ride from Texas Route 6, down Imperial Blvd to Stadium Drive is amazing. There are a number of manmade lakes and housing and water fountains on the drive into the parking lot area of Constellation Field that are really cool. The parking lot was pretty much empty when I arrived on Tuesday morning, except for a few vendors that were doing work at or around the stadium location. I parked, went up to the front gate, noticed it was locked, then started to make a path around the stadium for whatever pictures I could take. And then, out of the corner of my eye, I spotted the Space Cowboy’s gift shop was just opening up and thought ‘so there is a chance.’ More on that in a minute.

There is a memorial plaque located just outside the front gate area that I stopped to read and photograph. The plaque was in memory of Grayer William “Deacon” Jones, a wonderful Sugar Land community member and former minor league baseball player who (according to the tribute) was instrumental in bringing minor league baseball to Sugar Land. The Space Cowboys continue the tradition of high level baseball in Sugar Land started by the Sugar Land Skeeters.

Around the left field area of the park, looking into the stadium from the parking lot, there are several large banners. One that caught my eye showcases the Sugar Land Space Cowboys as the Minor League AAA Champions of 2024. AAA plays right below the Major League level and winning a title at that level means you have some major talent in the minors just waiting to come up. Sugar Land is only 30 minutes or so from Houston’s Daikin Park, so these players will not have a long commute once they are called up.

I mentioned the gift store earlier and decided to walk over to and into the store to see if I could “sneak” onto the concourse of Constellation Field. The gift store attendant was cool about me taking some photos of the park, as long as I stayed on the concourse. Which I did. And I rewarded the gift store by purchasing a magnet and a T-shirt for Rachel. To the shop attendant – Many thanks for being cool about my passion to experience baseball fields all over this great country, and beyond someday.

It was a great ride to Sugar Land, Texas on Tuesday morning to visit Constellation Field, home of the Sugar Land Space Cowboys. With no disrespect to Skeeters fans of yesteryears, the Space Cowboys is such a cool baseball name. I really loved the stadium, the perimeter stuff like the water fountains and manmade lakes, and the fact that I was granted access into the stadium to take photos of the field. The Sugar Land Space Cowboys are coming off a AAA Championship in 2024, so there will be big time expectations for the Houston Astros minor league affiliate. Overall, it was an amazing Sugar Land baseball experience at Constellation Field, home of the Sugar Land Space Cowboys.