The Tigue | |
Full name | M.L. 'Tigue' Moore Field at Russo Park |
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Former names | Moore Family Field (1978–1995) M.L. 'Tigue' Moore Field (1995–2016) M.L. 'Tigue' Moore Field at Russo Park (2017–Present) |
Location | 121 Reinhardt Drive Lafayette, Louisiana, USA |
Coordinates | 30°12′49″N 92°02′30″W / 30.213619°N 92.041801°W |
Owner | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
Operator | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
Capacity | 6,033 |
Field size | 330 feet (Left field) 375 feet (Left center field) 400 feet (Center field) 375 feet (Right center field) 330 feet (Right field) |
Surface | ProGrass Synthetic Turf System |
Scoreboard | Daktronics HD video board |
Construction | |
Opened | 1978 |
Renovated | 2010, 2013, 2016 |
Closed | May 22, 2016 |
Reopened | February 2017 |
Demolished | July 28, 2016 |
Tenants | |
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball (1983–present) Lafayette Bullfrogs (CBL) (1999–2000) |
M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park is a ballpark located on the South Campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Lafayette, Louisiana. It was built in 1979 and currently has a capacity of 6,033, following the renovations/additions of 2016.[1] It is the home stadium of the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team. It was also home to the Lafayette Bullfrogs of the Central Baseball League. The facility originally named Moore Field was renamed after University of Louisiana at Lafayette benefactor, M.L. Tigue Moore's death in 1994.
It is currently the largest baseball stadium in the Sun Belt Conference[2][circular reference] and one of the two largest collegiate baseball stadium in Louisiana.[3][circular reference]