Lamar Softball Complex

Lamar Softball Complex
Location On Rolfe Christopher Dr north of US 69, 96, 287 Freeway (Cardinal Drive)
Beaumont, Texas
Coordinates 30°01′59.9″N 94°04′23.4″W / 30.033306°N 94.073167°W / 30.033306; -94.073167Coordinates: 30°01′59.9″N 94°04′23.4″W / 30.033306°N 94.073167°W / 30.033306; -94.073167
Owner Lamar University
Operator Lamar University
Seating type 150 chairback seats
317 bleacher seats
Capacity 467 (not including berm seating)[1]
Record attendance 588
April 29, 2016
vs McNeese State[2]
Field size Left Field: 200 ft
Center Field: 200 ft
Right Field: 200 ft[1]
Surface Grass
Scoreboard Electronic
Construction
Broke ground October 17, 2014[3]
Built 2014-15
Opened March 6, 2015
Construction cost Estimated Cost: $1.5-$2.5 million[4][5]
Architect Brown Reynolds Watford Architects, Inc.[6]
Main contractors Allco, LLC
Tenants
Lamar Lady Cardinals softball (NCAA) (2015-Present)

The Lamar Softball Complex, built in 2014-15 on the campus of Lamar University, is the home stadium for the Division I (NCAA) Lamar Lady Cardinals softball team. The stadium is located next to the Lamar Soccer Complex. The initial home game was played in the partially completed stadium with temporary spectator seating on March 6, 2015 against the Houston Baptist Huskies softball team. The current grandstands were built following the 2014-15 season's conclusion.

Features

The stadium features permanent seating for 467 fans. Included in the 467 seat capacity are 150 chair back seats. To accommodate additional fans, the stadium also features a grass berm located behind the outfield fence. The berm extends from the left field line to mid right center field. The stadium also features covered seating, field lighting, bullpens, dugouts, a press box, a covered hitting area, and an electronic scoreboard.[7] The playing field features a programmable fertilization and irrigation system.[8]

Adjacent to the stadium site is the Lamar Soccer and Softball Complex building which houses separate areas for each sport. The building features coaches offices; home, visitors, and referees locker rooms; team meeting rooms; and training rooms.[9] Also included is a ticket office, concession and souvenir stands, and restrooms for spectators.

Estimated cost of the softball stadium was between $1.5 million and $2.5 million.[4] Estimated cost of the Lamar Soccer and Softball Complex building was $3.5 million according to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's Capital Expenditure Plans FY 2009 to 2013 report.[10]

Yearly attendance

Below is the Lady Cardinals' yearly home attendance at the Lamar Softball Complex.

Season Average High
Yearly Home Attendance
2015-16[11]
375
588
2014-15[12]
292*
440*

*Note: Temporary seating

Softball Complex Pictures
Lady Cardinals dugout
Lady Cardinals dugout 
Lamar Softball Complex Grandstands
Grandstands 
Visitors dugout interior
Visitor's dugout 
Grandstands from the visitors dugout
Rear view of grandstands 
Visitors bullpen
Visitor's bullpen 
Berm toward left field line
Berm toward left field line 
Softball Complex scoreboard
Scoreboard 
Berm toward mid right field
Berm toward mid right field 
Covered hitting area 
ADA Compliant ramp to grandstands
Ramp to grandstands 
Lamar Softball Complex Grand Opening
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, March 6, 2015 
Lamar Soccer and Softball Complex Building
Lamar Soccer and Softball Complex Building 

References

  1. 1 2 "Lamar University 2016 Softball Quick Facts" (PDF). lamarcardinals.com. Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 Lamar University Softball McNeese at Lamar University (Game 2)" (PDF). Lamar University Department of Athletics. April 29, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Softball Breaks Ground for New Stadum". Lamar University Athletics. October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014. Lamar University broke ground today for a new softball stadium on campus that will be ready for the upcoming season.
  4. 1 2 "Board of Regents Quarterly Meeting Materials" (PDF). Texas State University System. May 23, 2013. p. 334. Retrieved November 12, 2014. The preliminary budget for the complex is in the range of $2.0 to $2.5 million.
  5. ↑ Avi Zaleon (February 12, 2015). "LU softball stadium to open in March". Hearst Newspapers II, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2015. The new on-campus facility will hold close to 1,000, with 300 seat-back chairs behind home plate. The new stadium will cost between $1.5 million and $2 million.
  6. ↑ "TSUS Board of Regents Quarterly Meeting May 22-23, 2014" (PDF). Texas State University System. May 23, 2014. pp. 493–494. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Lamar University Softball Complex Underway". BRW Creative. July 15, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  8. ↑ "LU Softball Complex". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  9. ↑ "LAMAR SOCCER COMPLEX". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Capital Expenditure Plans FY 2009 to FY 2013" (PDF). Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. August 1, 2008. p. 18. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Archived Team-by-Team Final Statistics". NCAA.org. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  12. ↑ http://www.lamarcardinals.com/sports/w-softbl/stats/2014-2015/teamgbg.html
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