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| Full name | John and Ann Rhoads Softball Stadium |
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| Former names | Alabama Softball Complex (2000–2010) |
| Location | 321 5th Avenue Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33°12′48″N 87°31′49″W / 33.213343°N 87.530383°W |
| Owner | University of Alabama |
| Operator | UA Athletics |
| Capacity | 3,940 |
| Field size | Left Field: 200 ft Center Field: 220 ft Right Field: 200 ft |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Scoreboard | Video board and full box score LED scoreboard by Daktronics |
| Construction | |
| Opened | February 23, 2000 |
| Construction cost | $2.2 million |
| Architect | Rosser International |
| General contractor | N. C. Morgan Construction |
| Tenants | |
| Alabama Crimson Tide Softball (NCAA) 2000–present | |
The John and Ann Rhoads Softball Stadium (frequently shortened to Rhoads Stadium) is a college softball stadium located on the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It serves as the home field of the Alabama Crimson Tide softball team and is located on the corner of Peter Bryce Boulevard and Campus Drive on the northeast corner of campus. The Crimson Tide's all-time record at Rhoads Stadium is 316–50 (.863). It is the largest softball stadium affiliated with an individual university with an official capacity of 3,940.[1] After they played their first season at Sokol Park and at Bowers Park for both the 1998 and 1999 seasons, the Crimson Tide opened Rhoads Stadium on February 23, 2000, with a 7–1 victory over the UAB Blazers.[2][3]
John L. Rhoads was a graduate of the University of Alabama and a long-time partner at accounting firm Ernst & Ernst. He died in 2001.[4]
- ^ "Rhoads Stadium". University of Alabama Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- ^ Deas, Tommy (February 21, 1999). "Nomadic team: Alabama softball will finally have a permanent home". The Tuscaloosa News. p. D12. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ Deas, Tommy (February 24, 2000). "Tide triumphs in home opener". The Tuscaloosa News. p. C1. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
- ^ "2018 Alabama Business Hall of Fame Inductees Named". ua.edu. University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Business. July 18, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2019.