| H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field | |
| Nickname: | Brown–Stroud Field |
| Location: | Central Avenue, Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States |
| Coordinates: | 31.7471°N -93.0939°W |
| Opened: | April 1, 1939 |
| Owner: | Northwestern State University |
| Operator: | Northwestern State University |
| Surface: | Artificial turf (infield), Natural grass (outfield) |
| Scoreboard: | Electronic |
| Capacity: | 1,200 |
| Record Attendance: | 4,214 (April 18, 2011, vs. LSU) |
| Dimensions: | 330 ft. (LF), 375 ft. (LCF), 405 ft. (CF), 375 ft. (RCF), 330 ft. (RF) |
| Tenants: | Northwestern State Demons baseball (Southland) |
Brown–Stroud Field is a baseball venue in Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States. It is home to the Northwestern State Demons baseball team of the NCAA Division I Southland Conference.[1] Opened on April 1, 1939, the venue has a capacity of 1,200 spectators.[2] It is named after the first two coaches of the Northwestern State baseball program: C. C. Stroud, who coached from 1912 to 1930, and H. Alvin Brown, who coached from 1949 to 1966. Recently added features include chairback seating, an awning that partially covers seating areas, a turf infield, landscaping, and a sound system. The venue's bleacher seating and dugouts have recently been renovated.
The following is a list of the top 10 single-game attendance figures, as of the end of the 2014 season.
| Rank | Attendance | Date | Opponent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4,214 | April 18, 2001 | LSU | |
| 2. | 2,329 | April 9, 2003 | LSU | |
| 3. | 2,136 | March 6, 2014 | LSU | |
| 4. | 1,835 | April 9, 1991 | LSU | |
| 5. | 1,374 | April 8, 2003 | Alabama | |
| 6. | 1,263 | May 15, 1994 | McNeese State | |
| 7. | 1,173 | May 25, 2005 | Southeastern Louisiana | |
| 8. | 1,112 | February 26, 1992 | Louisiana–Lafayette | |
| 9. | 867 | February 18, 2011 | Brigham Young University | |
| 10. | 853 | May 18, 1994 | McNeese State |