Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond explained

Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond
Location:On Hodges Street
north of E Sale Road
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Coordinates:30.1846°N -93.2158°W
Built:2002–03
Opened:March 14, 2003[1] [2]
Owner:McNeese State University
Operator:McNeese State University
Surface:Turf
Seating Type:Bleacher seats
Tenants:McNeese State Cowgirls softball (NCAA) (2003–Present)
Record Attendance:
April 3, 2018
vs LSU[3]
Dimensions:Left Field: 205 ft
Center Field: 215 ft
Right Field: 205 ft
Scoreboard:Daktronics Electronic

Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond is the home stadium for the Division I (NCAA) McNeese State Cowgirls softball team. Located on the campus of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the stadium has a 1,200 seating capacity. Seating consists of partially covered bleacher seating. The stadium has field lighting, bullpens, dugouts, and a press box. An indoor training facility, the "H.I.T" or House of Indoor Training, located outside the right field fence, allows hitting practice in all weather conditions. A Daktronics electronic scoreboard includes a message board.[4] The initial home game was played on March 14, 2003, against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles softball team.

Adjacent to the stadium is the Hodges Street Fieldhouse, a 5,400 sq ft building opened on June 18, 2008, which services both the softball and soccer programs. The building houses coaches offices; separate locker rooms for soccer and softball; a shared training room; and a conference room.[5]

The 2009, 2016, and 2018 Southland Conference softball tournaments were played at Cowgirl Diamond. In 2016 and 2018 the host McNeese Cowgirls won the tournament.[6]

Attendance

Below is a list of Cowgirl Diamond's 10 best-attended games.

1 April 15, 2015 LSU 1,054[7]
2 April 17, 2013 LSU 1,035
3 April 21, 2010 LSU 972
4 April 22, 2009 LSU 852
5 March 28, 2007 LSU 847
6 March 15, 2006 LSU 833
7 March 28, 2012 LSU 794
8 May 7, 2009 UTSA 636
9 March 27, 1994 Nicholls 550
10 April 13, 2011 LSU 506

As of the 2018 season.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived Team-By-Team Final Statistics. NCAA.org. April 27, 2015.
  2. Web site: McNeese Softball Task Force 36. McNeese State Cowboys Athletics. April 27, 2015.
  3. Web site: LSU Walks Away with a Lopsided Victory. The American Press. April 27, 2015. April 16, 2015. Alex Hickey. A Cowgirl Diamond record crowd of 1,054 watched McNeese (26-18) take a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first before the wheels came flying off..
  4. Web site: Cowgirl Diamond. McNeese State Cowboys Athletics. April 27, 2015.
  5. Web site: Hodges Street Field House. McNeese State Athletics. April 27, 2015.
  6. Web site: Southland Softball. Southland Conference. April 27, 2015. 30. July 29, 2014.
  7. Web site: 2015 Southland Softball McNeese State. Southland Conference. April 27, 2015.