Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park explained

Stadium Name:Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
Nickname:"The Law"
Location:Lubbock, Texas, United States
Opened:1988
Expanded:1996
Renovated:1994, 2001, 2009, 2012, 2016
Owner:Texas Tech University
Operator:Texas Tech University
Surface:FieldTurf
Scoreboard:22x48 LED
Architect:MWM Architects (renovation)
Structural Engineer:Henderson Rodgers (renovation)
General Contractor:Lee Lewis Construction (renovation)
Suites:10
Record Attendance:(pre-renovation) 5,814 - May 26, 1996 (NCAA Central Regional)
4,898 - June 12, 2016 (NCAA Super Regional)
Former Names:Dan Law Field (1988–2011)
Tenants:Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball (NCAA)
(1988–present)
Lubbock Crickets (CBL) (1995–1998)
Seating Capacity:4,432
Dimensions:Left Field: 330 ft
Center Field: 404 ft
Right Field: 330 ft

Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park, nicknamed "The Law", is the home stadium of the Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team in Lubbock, Texas. It is located on the Texas Tech University campus, adjacent to Jones AT&T Stadium and Fuller Track.[1] Dan Law Field was rated as one of the top three places to watch a college baseball game by Sports Illustrated On Campus.[2]

Name and capacity

From 1988 through 2011, the ballpark was named Dan Law Field after Alabama native, Lubbock businessman, and former Texas Tech baseball player Dan Law (1932–2019),[3] who was instrumental in the renovation of the stadium.[4] Law played for the Red Raider football team from 1955 to 1956 and baseball from 1956 to 1957.[5] Since the 2012 season, the ballpark has been known as Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park. An anonymous donor to the 2012 renovation requested the field be named after Rip Griffin, a long-time supporter of Red Raider baseball and Texas Tech athletics.[6] The ballpark has a permanent seating capacity of 4,368. Renovated in 1996 and 2001, the stadium underwent another upgrade in 2007 and its latest in 2012.[7]

In 2015, the Red Raiders ranked 13th among Division I baseball programs in attendance, averaging 3,665 per home game.[8] A record attendance of 4,898 was set on June 12, 2016, when Texas Tech hosted East Carolina University in the Lubbock Super Regional matchup.

Usage

Texas Tech Red Raiders

See main article: Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball.

Lubbock Crickets

See main article: Lubbock Crickets.

Tournaments

1996, 1997, 1999, 2016, 2017, 2018

2014, 2016, 2018

1996

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. http://media.www.dailytoreador.com/media/storage/paper870/news/2002/02/22/Sports/Pirates.Invade.The.Law.Raiders.Seek.Justice-1273726.shtml Pirates invade The Law, Raiders seek justice - Sports
  2. Web site: 2008 Baseball Media Guide. 2008-07-09. Texas Tech Athletics. 23. 2011-05-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20110522220451/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/text/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2008mediaguide.pdf. dead.
  3. News: Dan Law obituary. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. July 3, 2019. July 4, 2019.
  4. Web site: Texas Tech Hall of Honor . Texas Tech Official Athletic Site . 2009-04-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090321191410/http://texastech.cstv.com/trads/hoh-il.html . 2009-03-21 .
  5. Web site: Hall of Honor . Texas Tech Official Athletic Site . 2009-04-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080706202301/http://texastech.cstv.com/trads/text-hall-of-honor.html . 2008-07-06 .
  6. Web site: Stadium Name Approved: Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park - Texas Tech Red Raiders Official Athletic Site . 2011-10-15 . 2012-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120603125828/http://www.texastech.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/101311aad.html . dead .
  7. http://media.www.dailytoreador.com/media/storage/paper870/news/2007/09/20/Sports/Tech-Baseball.Begins.Fall.Practice.At.Lubbock.Christian-2979278.shtml Tech baseball begins fall practice at Lubbock Christian – Sports
  8. Web site: Cutler. Tami. 2014 Division I Baseball Attendance - Final Report. Sportswriters.net. NCBWA. March 3, 2014.