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re: What's the Best Baseball Stadium in the SEC
Posted on 2/15/09 at 11:06 pm to lsu711
Posted on 2/15/09 at 11:06 pm to lsu711
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1. New Alex Box Stadium - LSU
2. Carolina Stadium - South Carolina
Thats what I was thinking.. with those 2 programs being historically good and finally get new stadiums they have to be the best in the league. SC just had an Open House on Friday for all the fans and Ill tell you thats as good as a 1st-class minor league park.
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Posted on 2/15/09 at 11:10 pm to Adiossuck
Baum just not the game but the atmosphere.
Posted on 2/16/09 at 12:03 am to Maggs
I've been to Baum, the atmosphere is good. However, you can't beat LSU when a good opponent comes to town and 7,000 drunk cajuns are in the stands. Also, the tailgaiting is second to none. I have tailgated all over the SEC and that is what I draw from the 10 parks I have been to.
Posted on 2/16/09 at 12:05 am to calhountiger
auburn definitely has the prettiest
Posted on 2/16/09 at 9:32 am to DBG
According to Rivals, Baseball America, and two other obscure sites I ran across last week, Baum Stadium is not only #1 in the SEC, but the nation. Sorry, USC and LSU, you simply don't top the list.
I'm not sure there is much to debate........
Per Rivals:
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I'm not sure there is much to debate........
Per Rivals:
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Baum Stadium is the palace of college baseball stadiums. Though many schools now are building new stadiums, they still are playing catch up with the Razorbacks. When Baum Stadium was erected in 1996, it was the class of college baseball. Not much has changed, as the capacity currently is 10,500 and luxury suites extend from the left-field foul pole to the right-field foul pole. Arkansas fans also pack the house rain or shine and provide a premier home-field advantage for their baseball program. Everyone aspires to have a facility like the University of Arkansas.
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1. Baum Stadium-Prior to the expansion of Baum Stadium in 2007 this ballpark was the finest in college baseball. After the expansion it has blown well past any competition that it might have hadWith 9,200 chairback seats and 34 luxury boxes Baum Stadium has become the must see venue for not only college baseball fans, but fans of baseball at all levels. The green chairbacks give Baum a retro look, while amneties like a hot tub gives it a more modern feel. This beautiful stadium is surrounded by the scenic Ozarks, plenty of parking, and has easy access to I-540. In 2004 the Razorback fans set a NCAA Super Regional Record(since broken) with 10,027 fans in attendance and in 2007 the Hogs became the first NCAA team in NCAA history to average 8,000 tickets sold per game with 8,069. In 2007 the Razorback Nation lost PA announcer Larry Shanklin who led the Hogs to singing "Take Me Out to The Ballgame", followed by the Hog Call.
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Posted on 2/16/09 at 9:55 am to woopiginaustin
In terms of prettiest, duh the old box is not the prettiest. It's like calling Fenway the prettiest in the MLB. However, in terms of atmosphere the old box is best in the nation and it's not even close. We also top the nation in attendance. But, don't count out the new box with taking it in terms of best park. These things were written before the new box has been finished. Hopefully we can keep the same atmosphere as the old box to go along with the new structure.
Posted on 2/16/09 at 10:05 am to CRAZY 4 LSU
Baum.
Every national publication that takes the time to do a piece on them comes to the same conclusion (see links above).
Every national publication that takes the time to do a piece on them comes to the same conclusion (see links above).
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Posted on 2/16/09 at 10:12 am to woopiginaustin
Attendence records close to bottom
LSU beats Arky in total and average plus the new Box will hold more with the number one team on display. LSU should take it again.
Plus, The new box isn't even done yet. How can someone possibly rate it yet?
Also, it seems to me that people rate Baum so highly on size alone. imo, there are a couple of parks(from pictures I have seen and parks I have been to) that have way more character than Baum.
LSU beats Arky in total and average plus the new Box will hold more with the number one team on display. LSU should take it again.
Plus, The new box isn't even done yet. How can someone possibly rate it yet?
Also, it seems to me that people rate Baum so highly on size alone. imo, there are a couple of parks(from pictures I have seen and parks I have been to) that have way more character than Baum.
This post was edited on 2/16/09 at 10:17 am
Posted on 2/16/09 at 10:18 am to CRAZY 4 LSU
Can anyone in Baton Rouge get some pictures of the new Alex Box stadium to show the fans not in
Baton Rouge. I plan to attend a game there this
year, but dying to see it....
Baton Rouge. I plan to attend a game there this
year, but dying to see it....
Posted on 2/16/09 at 10:19 am to LSUKAT
Posted on 2/16/09 at 10:25 am to CRAZY 4 LSU
14,991 Florida April 22,1989
14,378 Louisiana State April 16, 1988
13,761 Arkansas April 25,1992
13,715 Clemson June 9 ,2007
13,617 Georgia April 8, 2006
13,123 Mississippi April 15, 2000
12,708 Auburn April 24, 1993
12,620 Clemson June 8, 2007
12,360 Georgia April 6, 2002
11,763 Auburn April 12, 2003
11,496 Florida State May 27, 1990
11,174 Florida April 13, 1991
11,127 South Alabama May 26, 2000
10,958 Auburn April 9, 2005
10,832 Notre Dame May 28, 2000
10,688 Washington May 25, 1997
10,619 Florida April 17, 2004
10,588 North Carolina May 28, 1989
10,382 Florida April 25, 1987
10,324 Kentucky March 31, 2007
These are are top 20 Crowds in baseball at Dudy Noble Field. This is what a College baseball crowd is suppose to look like.
14,378 Louisiana State April 16, 1988
13,761 Arkansas April 25,1992
13,715 Clemson June 9 ,2007
13,617 Georgia April 8, 2006
13,123 Mississippi April 15, 2000
12,708 Auburn April 24, 1993
12,620 Clemson June 8, 2007
12,360 Georgia April 6, 2002
11,763 Auburn April 12, 2003
11,496 Florida State May 27, 1990
11,174 Florida April 13, 1991
11,127 South Alabama May 26, 2000
10,958 Auburn April 9, 2005
10,832 Notre Dame May 28, 2000
10,688 Washington May 25, 1997
10,619 Florida April 17, 2004
10,588 North Carolina May 28, 1989
10,382 Florida April 25, 1987
10,324 Kentucky March 31, 2007
These are are top 20 Crowds in baseball at Dudy Noble Field. This is what a College baseball crowd is suppose to look like.
Posted on 2/16/09 at 10:43 am to TheSecWEST
3 years ago Plainsmen park was voted as the nicest park in the nation. Auburn, UGA, Bama, and USC are the only ones I have been to and Auburn's was the nicest to me. O&B glasses off. I didnt like USC's at all, but that whole campus is setup terrible IMO.
Posted on 2/16/09 at 11:04 am to woopiginaustin
You do realize The new stadiums at LSU and USC did not exist at the time of those surveys, right?
Posted on 2/16/09 at 11:13 am to lsu711
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1. New Alex Box Stadium - LSU
2. Carolina Stadium - South Carolina
It may be a matter of taste, but I would have to put Carolina Stadium at the top -- slightly ahead of LSU.
The new Sarge
Posted on 2/16/09 at 11:14 am to CRAZY 4 LSU
It's really kind of futile to argue who has the nicest stadium when they are all THAT nice. It comes down to your opinion/perspective.
Posted on 2/16/09 at 11:24 am to SpringBokCock
I don't know, I just like the Italian architecture of the Box and the LSU campus. It makes it very unique, and brick is just bland and unoriginal to me. However, the inside of the Sarge looks beautiful.
Posted on 2/16/09 at 11:50 am to CRAZY 4 LSU
Impressive, nicer than many minor league professional stadiums.
Posted on 2/16/09 at 12:00 pm to GatorNDAHood
Never been but I heard Ark's is by far the best. Can't wait to see how our's stacks up against theirs.
Posted on 2/16/09 at 2:44 pm to EasyJTeasy
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Pics of Ole Miss stadium
There's nothing special about Ole Miss's stadium. It may be new, but it's pretty ugly looking in the way they set up the seating.
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