Alex Box Stadium

This article is about the LSU Tigers current ballpark. For the previous ballpark, see Alex Box Stadium (1938).

Alex Box Stadium
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]

• Renderings of new stadium

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).
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Pictures

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  Inside the new Alex Box Stadium.

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  The new high-definition scoreboard provided by Daktronics.

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  Outside the main entrance.

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  The Intimidator, a large billboard in right field that displays LSU's six national championships.

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  The exterior façade.

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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

External links

• Alex Box Stadium at LSUSports.net
• Photos and Review on Ballparkreviews.com
• Simeon "Alex" Box at baseballinwartime.co.uk