Vincent–Beck Stadium (formerly Cardinal Field) is a

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located in

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, on Jim Gilligan Way on the campus of

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. The stadium was built in 1969 and has a current capacity of 3,500 spectators. It is the home stadium of the

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team. It was also home to the Beaumont Golden Gators, a

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Double-A

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affiliate of the

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(1983–1986) as well as the Beaumont Bullfrogs of the

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(1994). The facility is named after former

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coach Al Vincent and Bryan Beck, a former member of the Lamar University board of regents. The ballpark hosted the Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament in 1993 and the

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in 2001, 2002, and 2006. As the 2015 season began, the Cardinals had a 900-436–4 win–loss record at Vincent–Beck Stadium for a 67.3% winning record. The stadium has been expanded several times and has had numerous renovations over its existence. Ground breaking for installation of new turf at the stadium was held on October 22, 2018. The project was completed in January, 2019. Infield turf is Hellas Construction Fusion Triple play. Outfield turf is Hellas Construction Fusion XP². Estimated cost for the project is $1.5 million. Other improvements in 2019 were concentrated on the dugouts. Protective netting was installed, and dugout drainage was improved.

Features

The stadium includes the following: *Lighting for night games *Twenty foot tall

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in center field *Three foot brick wall extending from dugout to dugout behind home plate *Dugouts *Pressbox with two radio broadcast booths and additional media working space *700 chairback seats and total permanent capacity of 3,500 *Locker Rooms including 35 custom built oak lockers *Players Lounge *All weather batting cages *Hellas Fusion turf - Infield (Fusion XP) and Outfield (Fusion XP²) *9,600 sq ft Indoor Practice Facility

Recovery from Hurricane Rita

Vincent–Beck Stadium was severely damaged by

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in 2005. The following repairs and enhancements were made to the stadium before and during the 2006 baseball season. * Replace press box – press box had been blown off its supports and was damaged * Replace outfield fences – Fences were blown down * Replace field lights * Replace score board – new scoreboard was an enhancement and included a small video board * Replace seats On January 9, 2007, the

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awarded Lamar University $1.1 million to help with the uninsured portion of the loss.

Attendance

Source:

Top ten attendance

*Note: Attendance is limited to 1991 season forward. Attendance is not available for earlier seasons.

Yearly attendance

Below is a list of the attendance by year from the 1991 season forward.
Source: * Note: Games scheduled after March 11, 2020 cancelled due to COVID19 precautions. As of the 2022 season.

Photo gallery

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Facility information
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