Alex Box Stadium

Alex Box Stadium
Alex Box Stadium
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Location Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Coordinates 30°24′25″N 91°11′14″W / 30.40696°N 91.18731°W / 30.40696; -91.18731Coordinates: 30°24′25″N 91°11′14″W / 30.40696°N 91.18731°W / 30.40696; -91.18731
Opened 2009
Owner Louisiana State University
Operator Louisiana State University
Surface natural grass
Architect Grace & Herbert (architect); DLR Group (stadium design); Jeffrey L. Bruce & Company (playing field design)
Capacity 10,326
Record attendance 12,313
(17 April 2010 vs. Alabama)
Field dimensions Foul lines: 330 ft
Power alleys: 365 ft
Center Field: 405 ft
Outfield fence height: 10 ft
Center Field fence height: 15 ft
Batter's Eye height: 40 ft
Tenants
Louisiana State University baseball (NCAA)

Alex Box Stadium, sometimes pronounced as "Elec" or "Alec" Box, [1] is a baseball stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is the home field of the Louisiana State University Tigers college baseball team. The stadium (and its predecessor 200 yards to the north) were named for Simeon Alex Box, an LSU letterman (1942) who was killed in North Africa during World War II.

A design team of Grace & Herbert, DLR Group, and Jeffrey L. Bruce & Company designed the new Alex Box Stadium which opened during the 2009 season. New Alex Box was slated to hold 8,500 fans but the addition of left field seating from the old Alex Box brought capacity up to 9,200. Additional seating in right field was added before the 2010 season, bringing the total (official) capacity to 10,150. Construction of additional suites for the 2012 season will bring the capacity to 10,326.

The first game of the new stadium was played February 20, 2009. LSU beat Villanova by a final score of 12–3 in front of a crowd totaling 9,054.[2] Alex Box was named the American Sports Builders Association Facility of the Year 2009.[3]

Contents

Attendance

In 2010, the Tigers ranked 1st in Division I college baseball in attendance, averaging 10,673 per home game.[4]

Tournaments Hosted

NCAA Regional Tournaments : 2009
NCAA Super Regional Series : 2009

LSU Record in Alex Box Stadium (2009-Present)

Year Games W-L-T Win Percentage
2009 42 33-9 .786
2010 38 30-8 .789
2011 37 28-9 .756
Totals 117 91-26 .777

Compared to the Original Alex Box

Original Alex Box New Alex Box
7,760 Seating 10,326
2,800 Grandstand (under roof) 3,896
0 Suite 464
4,522 Bleachers 5,966
2,000 sq ft (190 m2). Restrooms 9,274 sq ft (861.6 m2).
2,200 sq ft (200 m2). Concessions 5,000 sq ft (460 m2).
N/A Arcade 500 sq. ft.
N/A Suites 8,588 sq ft (797.9 m2).
N/A Club Lounge 1,800 sq ft (170 m2).
3,000 sq ft (280 m2). Team Area 9,380 sq ft (871 m2).
250 sq ft (23 m2). Press Area 2,000 sq ft (190 m2).
N/A Hall of Fame 1,900 sq ft (180 m2).
[5]

Pictures

References

  1. ^ 2theadvocate.com | LSU Baseball Blog | Alex? Alec? or Elec? — Baton Rouge, LA[dead link]
  2. ^ Record Crowd Watches Win, Opening of Alex Box Stadium
  3. ^ http://sportsbuilders.org/page.php?id=600
  4. ^ Brian Foley (January 6, 2011). "2010 NCAA Baseball Attendance Leaders". Archived from the original on 02-04-11. http://www.webcitation.org/5wH7srbCd. Retrieved February 5, 2011. 
  5. ^ LSU Baseball Facilities

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