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park in

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where it is home to

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's softball team.

Background

Built in 2008, the $2.5 million facility features a clubhouse, grandstands, pressbox and concession building, warmup areas, and the playing field. The field is named after Dorothy "Dot" Hicks, who was a donor and former coach of Marshall's volleyball, badminton, women's tennis and women's golf teams. An inaugural double-header took place on March 15, 2008. The Thundering Herd lost to

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in both games, 17–2 and 10–2 respectively. Marshall set a home-attendance record crowd of 2,768 at The Dot on April 18, 2023, when they hosted and lost 3–1 to #13 ranked Alabama.

References

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