 Originally known as "Municipal Ball Park", it was renamed in June 1972 for Vince Genna (1921–2007), the director of the city's parks & recreation department and former American Legion coach.When minor league baseball returned in 1978 with the Timber Hawks, Genna was an honorary first base coach in their debut game.The stadium was the longtime home of Bend's minor league teams in the Class A-Short Season Northwest League, and later the Bend Bandits of the Western Baseball League.