LSU
Alex Box Stadium
Tiger Park
LSU unveils plans for baseball, softball stadiums
July 26, 2006
BATON ROUGE – Athletics Director Skip Bertman unveiled architectural renderings of LSU’s new baseball and softball stadiums today.
Ground breaking is scheduled for Nov. 1. The first pitch in each new stadium slated for the 2008 season.
"This is the next logical step in building upon the success of our baseball and softball programs," Bertman said. "LSU fans, the best fans in America, deserve outstanding college baseball and softball facilities.”
The new Alex Box Stadium will be at the corner of Nicholson Drive and Gourrier Lane, about 200 yards south of the current stadium, and will seat 8,500 fans.
The new Tiger Park softball stadium will be on Skip Bertman Drive, across from the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine.
The baseball team will have an additional 6,000 square feet of locker and meeting room space and new batting cages. It also includes 700 more seats, 7,000 additional square feet of restroom accommodations, 3,000 additional square feet of concession stands, expanded ticket booths, an arcade and novelty shop, children’s play grounds, a Hall of Fame and a Club Lounge.
The New Tiger Park will feature 1,289 seats – including 587 chair-back seats – and the capability of accommodate 1,200 more fans on an outfield berm.
The berm/earthwork package was completed last year and has been settling in preparation for construction.
Press facilities and club seating or private suites will be included in each stadium, plus enhanced lighting for night and televised games. The stadiums will also be designed to allow for future expansion.
On the Net
Follow the progress of the construction at
www.MakeYourPitch.net
A drawing of the new Alex Box Stadium.
A drawing of the new Tiger Park.