H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field
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. Opened on April 1, 1939, the venue has a capacity of 1,200 spectators. 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.
Attendance
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 |
See also
References
- ^ "Brown-Stroud Field". NSU Demons. Northwestern State Athletic Department. Archived from the original on 2011-10-12. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ "Brown-Stroud Field". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on 2014-12-16. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
External links
- "Sign of Progress at Brown–Stroud Field" by Doug Ireland, August 19, 2007