 Previously, it was the home of Ohio Valley Redcoats of the independent Frontier League, and later the Lafayette Leopards of the now defunct Great Central League.Opened in 1940 as Columbian Park Recreational Center, Loeb Stadium had a capacity of 3,500 people.From 1943 until 1945, the stadium hosted Spring Training for Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians when teams were forced to hold their training closer to their home cities due to restrictions in place as a result of the United States' participation in World War II.