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| Location | On Rolfe Christopher Dr north of US 69, 96, 287 Freeway (Cardinal Drive) Beaumont, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 30°01′59.9″N 94°04′23.4″W / 30.033306°N 94.073167°W |
| Owner | Lamar University |
| Operator | Lamar University |
| Seating type | 150 chairback seats 350 bleacher seats |
| Capacity | 500 (not including berm seating)[5] |
| Record attendance | 750 April 20, 2024 vs Incarnate Word[6] |
| Field size | Left Field: 200 ft Center Field: 200 ft Right Field: 200 ft[5] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Electronic |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 17, 2014[1] |
| Built | 2014–15 |
| Opened | March 6, 2015 |
| Construction cost | Estimated Cost: $1.5–$2.5 million[2][3] |
| Architect | Brown Reynolds Watford Architects, Inc.[4] |
| Main contractors | Allco, LLC |
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| Lamar Lady Cardinals softball (NCAA) (2015–Present) | |
The Lamar Softball Complex, built in 2014–15 on the campus of Lamar University, is the home stadium for the Division I (NCAA) Lamar Lady Cardinals softball team. The stadium is located next to the Lamar Soccer Complex. The initial home game was played in the partially completed stadium with temporary spectator seating on March 6, 2015 against the Houston Baptist Huskies softball team. The current grandstands were built following the 2014–15 season's conclusion.
- ^ "Softball Breaks Ground for New Stadum". Lamar University Athletics. October 17, 2014. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
Lamar University broke ground today for a new softball stadium on campus that will be ready for the upcoming season.
- ^ "Board of Regents Quarterly Meeting Materials" (PDF). Texas State University System. May 23, 2013. p. 334. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
The preliminary budget for the complex is in the range of $2.0 to $2.5 million.
- ^ Avi Zaleon (February 12, 2015). "LU softball stadium to open in March". Hearst Newspapers II, LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
The new on-campus facility will hold close to 1,000, with 300 seat-back chairs behind home plate. The new stadium will cost between $1.5 million and $2 million.
- ^ "TSUS Board of Regents Quarterly Meeting May 22–23, 2014" (PDF). Texas State University System. May 23, 2014. pp. 493–494. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ a b "2020 Softball Quick Facts" (PDF). Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ "Incarnate Word (28-12, 12-6 SLC) -vs- Lamar (26-20, 12-9 SLC) 4/20/2024 at Beaumont, Texas (LU Softball Complex)". Lamar University Athletics. April 20, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024.