Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field is a baseball stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is the home stadium of the Louisiana State University Tigers baseball team. The stadium section (and LSU's previous baseball stadium 200 yards to the north) were named for Simeon Alex Box, an LSU letterman (1942), Purple Heart and Distinguished Service Cross recipient, who was killed in North Africa during World War II. On May 17, 2013, prior to a game against Ole Miss, the field was named and dedicated in honor of former LSU head baseball coach and athletic director Skip Bertman.

A design team of Grace & Hebert, DLR Group, and Jeffrey L. Bruce & Company designed Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field which opened during the 2009 season. Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field was slated to hold 8,500 fans but the addition of left field seating from Alex Box Stadium brought capacity up to 9,200. Additional seating in right field was added before the 2010 season, bringing the total (official) capacity to 10,150. Construction of additional suites for the 2012 season brought the capacity to 10,326.

The first game of the new stadium was played February 20, 2009. LSU beat Villanova by a final score of 12–3 in front of a crowd totaling 9,054. Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field was named the American Sports Builders Association Facility of the Year 2009.

Attendance In 2012, college baseball writer Eric Sorenson ranked the Alex Box Stadium as the second best big game atmosphere in college baseball behind Mississippi State's Dudy Noble Field. Stadium Journey Magazine also listed Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field among the "101 Best Stadium Experiences of 2012", the only college baseball venue so honored.

Total and Average attendance In 2013, the Tigers ranked 1st among Division I baseball programs in attendance, averaging a record 11,006 per home game.

As of the 2018 baseball season, LSU has finished No. 1 in the final college baseball total attendance rankings in 23 straight seasons. LSU posted a total attendance figure of 399,085 in 37 games.

Additionally, as of the 2018 baseball season, LSU finished No. 1 in the final average attendance rankings for the 22nd time in 23 years. (Arkansas finished No. 1 in average attendance in 2007.) In 2018, LSU averaged 10,786 tickets sold per game.

+ Total Attendance at Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field Year Games Attendance Average 2009 42 403,056 9,596 2010 38 404,916 10,655 2011 37 390,595 10,557 2012 44 472,391 10,736 2013 43 473,298 11,006 2014 39 424,321 10,880 2015 39 421,771 10,815 2016 41 433,783 10,580 2017 39 418,291 10,725 2018 37 399,085 10,786 2019 40 425,377 10,634 Total 439 4,666,884 10,631

Top paid attendance figures at Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field + Top 20 Paid† Attendance Figures at Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. Rank Attendance Opponent Date Winner, Score 1. 12,844 Notre Dame Feb. 16, 2018 LSU, 7-6 2. 12,727 † South Carolina Apr. 27, 2013 USC, 4-2 3. 12,472 New Orleans Feb. 14, 2014 LSU, 2-0 4. 12,373 Maryland Feb. 15, 2013 LSU, 1-0 5. 12,313 Alabama Apr. 17, 2010 LSU, 9-7 6. 12,223 Notre Dame Feb. 17, 2018 ND, 10-5 7. 12,193 Ole Miss May 17, 2013 LSU, 5-4 8. 12,164 Ole Miss Mar. 14, 2015 OM, 5-3 9. 12,153 †† Oklahoma Jun. 8, 2013 LSU, 11-1 10. 12,085 Sam Houston St. Jun. 1, 2013 LSU, 8-5 11. 12,076 Florida Mar. 18, 2011 UF, 5-4 12. 12,070 Wake Forest Feb. 18, 2011 LSU, 15-4 13. 12,042 Texas A&M Apr. 24, 2015 LSU, 9-6 14. 12,038 Texas Feb. 24, 2018 LSU, 10-5 15. 12,007 Oklahoma Jun. 7, 2013 LSU, 2-0 16. 11,976 Stony Brook Jun. 10, 2012 SB, 7-2 17. 11,906 Cincinnati Feb. 19, 2016 LSU, 6-5 18. 11,838 Louisiana Jun. 2, 2013 LSU, 5-1 19. 11,836 Mississippi St. Jun. 10, 2017 LSU, 4-3 20. 11,827 Arkansas Apr. 8, 2017 LSU, 10-8 † The regular-season record for actual attendance is 10,246 set April 27, 2013, against South Carolina (L, 4-2).†† The LSU record for actual attendance at Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field is 11,401, which was set June 8, 2013, in the NCAA Super Regional game 2 against Oklahoma (W, 11-1).

Tournaments Hosted NCAA Regional Tournaments : 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025 NCAA Super Regional Series : 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025

LSU Record at Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field

+ 2009–Present Year Games W-L-T Win Percentage 2009 42 33–9 .786 2010 38 30–8 .790 2011 37 28–9 .757 2012 44 35–9 .796 2013 43 39–4 .907 2014 39 31–7–1 .808 2015 39 33–6 .846 2016 41 28–13 .683 2017 39 32–7 .821 2018 37 29–8 .784 2019 40 30–10 .750 2020 13 11–2 .846 2021 38 24–14 .631 2022 35 26–9 .742 2023 40 33–7 .825 2024 36 27–9 .750 2025 41 35–6 .853 Totals 601 504-137-1

Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field v. Alex Box Stadium

+ Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field v. Alex Box Stadium Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field Section Alex Box Stadium 10,326 Seating 7,760 3,878 Grandstand (Under Roof) 2,800 6,272 Bleachers 4,522 Restrooms Concessions Arcade N/A Suites N/A Club Lounge N/A Team Area Press Area

Marucci Performance Center The LSU Baseball Marucci Performance Center and Worley Family Hitting Facility are located behind the right-field wall of the stadium. The performance center is a 4,300 square-foot structure that includes a weight room for the baseball team.

Gallery

See also LSU Tigers baseball LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers List of NCAA Division I baseball venues

References

External links

Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field at LSUSports.net Photos and Review on Ballparkreviews.com Simeon "Alex" Box at baseballinwartime.co.uk