Don Sanders Stadium
| "The Don" | |
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| Former names | Bearkat Baseball Complex |
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| Location | Huntsville, TX |
| Coordinates | 30°42′47.2″N 95°32′24.8″W / 30.713111°N 95.540222°WCoordinates: 30°42′47.2″N 95°32′24.8″W / 30.713111°N 95.540222°W |
| Operator | Sam Houston State University |
| Capacity | 1,164 |
| Record attendance | 2,032 vs Texas A&M (May 1, 2012) |
| Field size |
Left Field Line - 330 feet (101 m) Left Center - 375 feet (114 m) Center Field - 400 feet (122 m) Right Center - 375 feet (114 m) Right Field Line - 330 feet (101 m) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Opened | 2006 |
| Tenants | |
| Sam Houston State Bearkats (NCAA) (2006-present) | |
Don Sanders Stadium, nicknamed "The Don", is located in Huntsville, TX and home to the Sam Houston State Bearkats baseball team. It opened on February 11, 2006. The Stadium was originally named Bearkat Baseball Complex in 2006 and in 2007 was renamed to Don Sanders Stadium. It is named after the Houston Entrepreneur Don Sanders, who donated $1 million to Sam Houston State University for enhancing the baseball program.
Don Sanders Stadium is host to many different baseball events, including many UIL games and various baseball tournaments each year.
The CW Lighting Invitational in 2006 was between Dallas Baptist, Texas A&M - Corpus Christi, Southern Illinois, and host Sam Houston State. The tournament was plagued by rain as many of the games were cancelled or postponed.
Sam Houston continued to host early season tournaments beginning in 2008 with the Bearkat Classic. Sam Houston hosted this game, also called the Bearkat Invitational or Hillcrest Classic through the 2011 season. In 2011, Sam Houston State swept the tournament by going 8-0 and defeating Northern Colorado, Nebraska, Michigan and UMasstwice.
In 2008, Don Sanders Stadium was the host of the Southland Conference Baseball Tournament. Sam Houston State won the title winning all four games, including a victory over Lamar in the championship 15-7. The highlight of the tournament was in the semifinals, when Bearkat senior Keith Stein hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th to beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 7-5.
UIL high school playoff games are also held at the stadium.
In 2012, a proposal was made by Sam Houston State University to install wall pads to the stadium's outfield fence. They were installed in time for the 2013 season.
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