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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 The Lamar Lady Cardinals softball team represents Lamar University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Southland Conference. The Lady Cardinals are currently led by head coach Amy Hooks. The team played its home g ...
team. The stadium is located next to the
Lamar Soccer Complex The Lamar Soccer Complex, built in 2009 on the campus of Lamar University, is a soccer facility located in Beaumont, Texas. It is the home stadium for the Division I (NCAA) Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team. The stadium has a permanent seating ca ...
. The initial home game was played in the partially completed stadium with temporary spectator seating on March 6, 2015 against the
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softball team. The current grandstands were built following the 2014–15 season's conclusion.


Features

The stadium features permanent seating for 500 fans. Included in the 500 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. The playing field features a programmable fertilization and irrigation system. 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. 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. 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.


Post season tournaments

The Lamar Softball Complex was the Region 4 site of the 2017 NISC championship tournament.


Yearly attendance

Below is the Lady Cardinals' yearly home attendance at the Lamar Softball Complex. *Note: Attendance restricted to 119 fans due to COVID19 precautions.
**Note: Games after March 10, 2020 cancelled due to COVID19 precautions.
***Note: Temporary seating


Gallery

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


References


External links


Lady Cardinals Softball Official Website
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