H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field
Brown–Stroud Field | |
Location | Central Avenue, Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA |
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Owner | Northwestern State University |
Operator | Northwestern State University |
Capacity | 1,200 |
Record attendance | 4,214 (April 18, 2011, vs. LSU) |
Field size | 330 ft. (LF), 375 ft. (LCF), 405 ft. (CF), 375 ft. (RCF), 330 ft. (RF) |
Surface | Artificial turf (infield), Natural grass (outfield) |
Scoreboard | Electronic |
Opened | April 1, 1939 |
Tenants | |
Northwestern State Demons baseball (Southland) |
Brown–Stroud Field is a baseball venue in Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA. It is home to the Northwestern State Demons baseball team of the NCAA Division I Southland Conference.[1] Opened on April 1, 1939, the venue has a capacity of 1,200 spectators.[2] It is named after the first two coaches of the Northwestern State baseball program: C. C. Stroud, who coached from 1912 to 1930, and H. Alvin Brown, who coached from 1949 to 1966. Recently added features include chairback seating, an awning that partially covers seating areas, a turf infield, landscaping, and a sound system. The venue's bleacher seating and dugouts have recently been renovated.[1]
Attendance
The following is a list of the top 10 single-game attendance figures, as of the end of the 2014 season.[1]
Rk. | Attendance | Date | Opponent |
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1. | 4,214 | April 18, 2001 | LSU |
2. | 2,329 | April 9, 2003 | LSU |
3. | 2,136 | March 6, 2014 | LSU |
4. | 1,835 | April 9, 1991 | LSU |
5. | 1,374 | April 8, 2003 | Alabama |
6. | 1,263 | May 15, 1994 | McNeese State |
7. | 1,173 | May 25, 2005 | Southeastern Louisiana |
8. | 1,112 | February 26, 1992 | Louisiana–Lafayette |
9. | 867 | February 18, 2011 | Brigham Young University |
10. | 853 | May 18, 1994 | McNeese State |
See also
References
External links
- "Sign of Progress at Brown–Stroud Field" by Doug Ireland, August 19, 2007
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