Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field
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| Location | Gourrier Avenue Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803  United States
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| Coordinates | 30°24′25″N 91°11′14″W / 30.40696°N 91.18731°WCoordinates: 30°24′25″N 91°11′14″W / 30.40696°N 91.18731°W |
| Owner | Louisiana State University |
| Operator | LSU Athletics Department |
| Capacity | 10,326 |
| Record attendance | 12,737 (27 April 2013 vs. South Carolina) |
| Field size | Foul lines: 330 ft Power alleys: 365 ft Center: 405 ft Height of fence: 10 ft Height of batters' eye: 40 ft |
| Surface | Natural grass |
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| Opened | 2009 |
| Architect | Grace & Herbert (architect); DLR Group (stadium design); Jeffrey L. Bruce & Company (playing field design) |
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| LSU Tigers baseball (NCAA) | |
Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field is a baseball stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is the home stadium of the Louisiana State University Tigers college baseball team. The stadium section (and LSU's previous baseball stadium 200 yards to the north) were named for Simeon Alex Box, an LSU letterman (1942), purple heart and distinguished service cross recipient, who was killed in North Africa during World War II. On May 17, 2013, prior to a game against Ole Miss, the field was named and dedicated in honor of former LSU head baseball coach and athletic director, Skip Bertman.
A design team of Grace & Herbert, DLR Group, and Jeffrey L. Bruce & Company designed Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field which opened during the 2009 season. Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field was slated to hold 8,500 fans but the addition of left field seating from Alex Box Stadium brought capacity up to 9,200. Additional seating in right field was added before the 2010 season, bringing the total (official) capacity to 10,150. Construction of additional suites for the 2012 season brought the capacity to 10,326.
The first game of the new stadium was played February 20, 2009. LSU beat Villanova by a final score of 12–3 in front of a crowd totaling 9,054. Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field was named the American Sports Builders Association Facility of the Year 2009.
In 2013, the Tigers ranked 1st among Division I baseball programs in attendance, averaging 11,006 per home game. In the 2017 season, the LSU Tigers drew an average home attendance of 10,644, the highest of all college baseball teams.
In 2012, college baseball writer Eric Sorenson ranked the stadium as the second best big game atmosphere in college baseball behind Mississippi State's Dudy Noble Field. Stadium Journey Magazine also listed Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field among the "101 Best Stadium Experiences of 2012", the only college baseball venue so honored.
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