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Tiger Park
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Address80 Tiger Park Lane
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803
 United States
LocationCampus of Louisiana State University
ParkingFree asphalt paved and gravel lots
OwnerLouisiana State University
OperatorLSU Athletics Department
TypeStadium
Genre(s)Sporting Events
Executive suites1
Capacity1,289 (2,671 including 1,200+ Tiger Park Terrace Seats)
Record attendance3,242
Field sizeL - 200, C - 220, R - 200
Field shapeSoftball diamond
Acreage3.94
SurfaceNatural Grass
ScoreboardOne in right field
One over home plate press box
Construction
Broke ground2007
Opened2009
Construction cost$12 million[1]
ArchitectTrahan Architects[2]
Tenants
LSU Tigers softball (NCAA) (2009-present)

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]

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

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Old Tiger Park (1992-2008), New Tiger Park (2009-Present)

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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

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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 -
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  • Tiger Park
    Tiger Park
  • Tiger Park - Grandstand
    Tiger Park - Grandstand
  • Tiger Park - Outfield berm
    Tiger Park - Outfield berm
  • Tiger Park grandstand viewed from left field
    Tiger Park grandstand viewed from left field
  • Tiger Park information sign showing address and year built
    Tiger Park information sign showing address and year built

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "LSU breaks ground on Tiger Park".
  2. ^ "Louisiana State University Tiger Park".
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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)
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Tiger Park". 8 June 2021.
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