Tiger Park
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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 Tigers softball
team and is located on Skip Bertman Drive across from the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine. The official capacity of the stadium is 1,289 people. The stadium also features an outfield berm that can accommodate an additional 1,200 fans. The stadium opened prior to the 2009 college softball season.
stadium located on the campus of Louisiana State University
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
. It served as the home field of the LSU Tigers softball
team from 1997-2008. The official capacity of the stadium was 1,000 people, however, the stadium held more than that when important rivals come to town or during post-season tournaments. The largest crowd to see a game in the original Tiger Park was on April 28, 2007 when LSU hosted Tennessee
before a crowd of 2,326.
The stadium was opened prior to the 1997 college softball season and played host to four NCAA Regionals
in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2006 and hosted the 2008 SEC Softball Tournament
. The 2008 season was the twelfth and final season in the original Tiger Park. LSU closed out the original Tiger Park with a home record of 331-51, including 140-34 in the SEC
and 1-1 in the SEC
Tournament.
College softball
College softball is softball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education, predominantly in the United States. College softball is normally played by women at the intercollegiate level, whereas college baseball is normally played by men.As with other intercollegiate...
stadium located on the campus of Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...
. It serves as the home field of the LSU Tigers softball
LSU Tigers softball
The LSU Lady Tigers softball team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Southeastern Conference. They play home games in Tiger Park. LSU has won five Southeastern Conference championships and have finished third at the Women's...
team and is located on Skip Bertman Drive across from the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine. The official capacity of the stadium is 1,289 people. The stadium also features an outfield berm that can accommodate an additional 1,200 fans. The stadium opened prior to the 2009 college softball season.
Original Tiger Park
The original Tiger Park was a softballCollege softball
College softball is softball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education, predominantly in the United States. College softball is normally played by women at the intercollegiate level, whereas college baseball is normally played by men.As with other intercollegiate...
stadium located on the campus of Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...
. It served as the home field of the LSU Tigers softball
LSU Tigers softball
The LSU Lady Tigers softball team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Southeastern Conference. They play home games in Tiger Park. LSU has won five Southeastern Conference championships and have finished third at the Women's...
team from 1997-2008. The official capacity of the stadium was 1,000 people, however, the stadium held more than that when important rivals come to town or during post-season tournaments. The largest crowd to see a game in the original Tiger Park was on April 28, 2007 when LSU hosted Tennessee
Tennessee Volunteers
The Tennessee Volunteers and Lady Volunteers are the National Collegiate Athletic Association college sports teams at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. Mike Hamilton is the most recent Men's Athletic Director, but resigned on June 7, 2011, and Joan Cronan is the current Women's...
before a crowd of 2,326.
The stadium was opened prior to the 1997 college softball season and played host to four NCAA Regionals
NCAA Division I Softball Championship
The NCAA Division I Softball Championship tournament is held each year in June and features 64 college softball teams in the United States, culminating in the Women's College World Series , which is played in Oklahoma City....
in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2006 and hosted the 2008 SEC Softball Tournament
2008 SEC Softball Tournament
The 2008 SEC Softball Tournament was held at Tiger Park on the campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from May 8 through May 10, 2008. Florida won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I Softball...
. The 2008 season was the twelfth and final season in the original Tiger Park. LSU closed out the original Tiger Park with a home record of 331-51, including 140-34 in the SEC
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
and 1-1 in the SEC
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
Tournament.