Tiger Park is a softball stadium located on the campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It serves as the home field of the LSU Lady Tigers softball team and is located south of Skip Bertman Drive across from the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine. The official capacity of the stadium is 2,671 people. Tiger Park's record attendance of 3,242 came on March 25, 2016, in a game versus the University of Florida. The stadium also features an outfield berm, renamed the Tiger Park Terrace in 2016, that can accommodate in excess of 1,200 fans. The stadium opened prior to the 2009 college softball season.[3]
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| Address | 80 Tiger Park Lane Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803  United States |
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| Location | Campus of Louisiana State University |
| Parking | Free asphalt paved and gravel lots |
| Owner | Louisiana State University |
| Operator | LSU Athletics Department |
| Type | Stadium |
| Genre(s) | Sporting Events |
| Executive suites | 1 |
| Capacity | 1,289 (2,671 including 1,200 Tiger Park Terrace Seats) |
| Record attendance | 3,242 |
| Field size | L - 200, C - 220, R - 200 |
| Field shape | Softball diamond |
| Acreage | 3.94 |
| Surface | Natural Grass |
| Scoreboard | One in right field One over home plate press box |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2007 |
| Opened | 2009 |
| Construction cost | $12 million[1] |
| Architect | Trahan Architects[2] |
| Tenants | |
| LSU Tigers softball (NCAA) (2009-present) | |
In 2010, Tiger Park was rated the fifth-best architecture building on LSU's campus by the LSU Faculty Senate Monthly Newsletter.[4] According to the newsletter, it is described as
"Best seen at night, when its gables and overhang seem to brighten into a shimmering white sails winging through cool ebony skies, the softball stadium shows that LSU can come up with a building that plays to something other than the local taste for plantation imagery and Greco-Roman bric-a-brac. Welling out of a hillock in a way that suggests strong shoulders on the brink of swinging a home run, the softball stadium evidences a modest freshness that brings a smile and popcorn and hot dogs."
In 2013, Tiger Park was honored with the prestigious Field of the Year award by the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) for the college and university softball division.[5] Tiger Park hosted the 2015 SEC softball tournament and 2015 NCAA Division I Regional.
In terms of official capacity, Tiger Park is the fourth largest softball stadium in the Southeastern Conference.
Program Records at Tiger Park
editOld Tiger Park (1992-2008), New Tiger Park (2009-Present)
edit| Year | Overall | PCT | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 27-4 | .871 | |
| 1998 | 28-2 | .871 | |
| 1999 | 30-3 | .909 | Hosted NCAA Regional |
| 2000 | 31-4 | .886 | Hosted NCAA Regional |
| 2001 | 29-1 | .967 | Hosted NCAA Regional |
| 2002 | 28-3 | .903 | |
| 2003 | 29-6 | .829 | |
| 2004 | 21-7 | .750 | |
| 2005 | 21-8 | .724 | |
| 2006 | 34-3 | .919 | Hosted NCAA Regional |
| 2007 | 30-4 | .882 | |
| 2008 | 30-6 | .833 | Hosted NCAA Regional, SEC Tournament |
| Total | 338-51 | .869 | 5 NCAA Regionals, 1 SEC Tournament |
| Year | Overall | PCT | Notes |
| 2009 | 19-8-1 | .696 | |
| 2010 | 31-5 | .861 | Hosted NCAA Regional |
| 2011 | 21-6 | .777 | |
| 2012 | 24-7 | .774 | |
| 2013 | 26-6 | .813 | Hosted NCAA Regional |
| 2014 | 19-11 | .679 | |
| 2015 | 38-5 | .884 | Hosted NCAA Regional, NCAA Super Regional, SEC Tournament |
| 2016 | 31-9 | .775 | Hosted NCAA Regional |
| 2017 | 31-6 | .839 | Hosted NCAA Regional |
| 2018 | 35-4 | .897 | Hosted NCAA Regional |
| 2019 | 29-9 | .763 | Hosted NCAA Regional |
| 2020 | 18-0 | 1.000 | Season cut short by Covid Pandemic |
| 2021 | 22-12 | .647 | Stadium operated at reduced capacity due to continued Covid Pandemic Hosted NCAA Regional, NCAA Super Regional |
| 2022 | 23-9 | .719 | |
| 2023 | 27-9 | .750 | Hosted NCAA Regional |
| 2024 | |||
| 2025 | |||
| 2026 | |||
| 2027 | Scheduled to host SEC Tournament | ||
| Total | 394-106-1 | .787 | 9 NCAA Regionals, 2 NCAA Super Regional, 1 SEC Tournament |
| Total | Record | PCT | Notes |
| 27 seasons | 732-156-1 | .824 | 14 NCAA Regionals, 2 NCAA Super Regionals, 2 SEC Tournaments |
Year-by-Year Attendance in the New Tiger Park
edit| Year | Total | Dates | Average | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 33,133 | 28 | 1,183 | Yvette Girouard |
| 2010 | 42,686 | 36 | 1,185 | Yvette Girouard |
| 2011 | 33,694 | 27 | 1,247 | Yvette Girouard |
| 2012 | 38,145 | 31 | 1,230 | Beth Torina |
| 2013 | 46,354 | 32 | 1,448 | Beth Torina |
| 2014 | 42,979 | 30 | 1,432 | Beth Torina |
| 2015 | 57,090 | 35 | 1,631 | Beth Torina |
| 2016 | 75,094 | 40 | 1,877 | Beth Torina |
| 2017 | 49,817 | 28 | 1,779 | Beth Torina |
| 2018 | 53,310 | 36 | 1,481 | Beth Torina |
| 2019 | 56,839 | 36 | 1,578 | Beth Torina |
| 2020 | 25,793 | 17 | 1,517 | Beth Torina |
| 2021 | 32,601 | 32 | 1,018 | Beth Torina |
| 2022 | 64,741 | 32 | 2,023 | Beth Torina |
| 2023 | - | - | - | Beth Torina |
| 2024 | - | - | - | - |
| Total[6] | 638,331 | 432 | 1,478 | - |
Gallery
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Tiger Park grandstand viewed from left field -
Tiger Park information sign showing address and year built
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "LSU breaks ground on Tiger Park".
- ^ "Louisiana State University Tiger Park".
- ^ "LSU Softball Facilities - Tiger Park - LSUsports.net - the Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics". Archived from the original on 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Tiger Park wins STMA Field of the Year Award | WBRZ News 2 Louisiana : Baton Rouge, LA |". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
- ^ "Tiger Park". 8 June 2021.
External links
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