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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″N94°04′23.4″W / 30.033306°N 94.073167°W /30.033306; -94.073167 |
| Owner | Lamar University |
| Operator | Lamar University |
| Seating type | 150 chairback seats 350 bleacher seats |
| Capacity | 500 (not including berm seating)[5] |
| Record attendance | 1,273 February 8, 2025 vsTexas[6] |
| Field size | Left Field: 215 ft Center Field: 230 ft Right Field: 215 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 |
| Tenants | |
| Lamar Lady Cardinals softball (NCAA) (2015–Present) | |
TheLamar Softball Complex, built in 2014–15 on the campus ofLamar University, is the home stadium for theDivision I (NCAA)Lamar Lady Cardinals softball team. The stadium is located next to theLamar Soccer Complex. The initial home game was played in the partially completed stadium with temporary spectator seating on March 6, 2015 against theHouston Baptist Huskies softball team. The current grandstands were built following the 2014–15 season's conclusion.
The stadium features permanent seating for 500 fans. Included in the 500 seat capacity are 150 chair back seats. To accommodate additional fans, the stadium also features a grass berm located behind the outfield fence. The berm extends from the left field line to mid right center field. The stadium also features covered seating, field lighting, bullpens, dugouts, a press box, a covered hitting area, and an electronic scoreboard.[7] The playing field features a programmable fertilization and irrigation system.[8]
Adjacent to the stadium site is theLamar Soccer and Softball Complex building which houses separate areas for each sport. The building features coaches offices; home, visitors, and referees locker rooms; team meeting rooms; and training rooms.[9] Also included is a ticket office, concession and souvenir stands, and restrooms for spectators.
Estimated cost of the softball stadium was between $1.5 million and $2.5 million.[2] Estimated cost of the Lamar Soccer and Softball Complex building was $3.5 million according to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board'sCapital Expenditure Plans FY 2009 to 2013 report.[10]
The Lamar Softball Complex was the Region 4 site of the2017 NISC championship tournament.[11]
Below is the Lady Cardinals' yearly home attendance at the Lamar Softball Complex.
| Season | Average | High |
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| Yearly Home Attendance | ||
| 2023-24[12][13] | 418 | 750 |
| 2022-23[14][15] | 425 | 542 |
| 2021-22[16][17] | 249 | 550 |
| 2020–21[18][19] | 108 | 119* |
| 2019–20[20][21] | 280** | 386** |
| 2018–19[22][23] | 215 | 467 |
| 2017–18[24] | 371 | 505 |
| 2016–17[25] | 301 | 466 |
| 2015–16[25] | 375 | 588 |
| 2014–15[26] | 292*** | 440*** |
*Note: Attendance restricted to 119 fans due to COVID19 precautions.[27]
**Note: Games after March 10, 2020 cancelled due to COVID19 precautions.
***Note: Temporary seating
Lamar University broke ground today for a new softball stadium on campus that will be ready for the upcoming season.
The preliminary budget for the complex is in the range of $2.0 to $2.5 million.
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.
