Riddle–Pace Field

Riddle-Pace Field
Location Troy, Alabama
Coordinates 31°47′56″N 85°57′12″W / 31.798899°N 85.953362°W / 31.798899; -85.953362Coordinates: 31°47′56″N 85°57′12″W / 31.798899°N 85.953362°W / 31.798899; -85.953362
Owner Troy University
Operator Troy University
Capacity 2,000
Field size Left Field: 340 ft.
Left Center: 375 ft.
Center Field: 400 ft.
Right Center: 350 ft.
Right Field: 310 ft.
Outfield Fence Height: 10 ft.
Center Field Fence Height: 10 ft.
Right Field Fence Height: 30 ft.
Surface Artificial turf
Construction
Broke ground 1931
Opened 1931
Tenants
Troy Trojans baseball (NCAA DI Sun Belt)

Riddle–Pace Field is a baseball venue in Troy, Alabama, United States, home to the Troy Trojans baseball team. The field was open for play in 1931. Before 1931, all Troy home baseball games were played on the quad in front of Shackelford Hall. The change in venue was due to the number of windows being broken in Shackelford. The field is partly named after Chase Riddle, who coached the Troy baseball team from 1979–1990, winning five conference titles and two Division II national championships. He finished with a record of 436-147-2 (.747) while at Troy.

Renovations

The field was heavily renovated in 1991 when the infield was dug up, leveled, and rebuilt with new sod and a complete state-of-the-art irrigation system.

In 2002, the stadium was renovated by adding a new brick plaza at the entrance, a new 2,000 seat grandstand and a new three-story press box.

In 2008, Riddle–Pace Field went through a $4.7 million renovation to meet NCAA Regional hosting requirements. Home plate was moved up 8 feet. Left field was extended to 340 feet and center was extended to 400 feet. The length of right field stayed the same at 310 feet, but a 27-foot wall with a built-in scoreboard/video-reply screen replaced what was previously an 8-foot wall. The original grass and dirt turf was replaced with artificial turf, although the track in the foul territories are still made of dirt. A two-story building called the Lott Complex was built along the left field line that houses offices, training rooms, video rooms and a players’ lounge, along with forty-two major league-size lockers. The home dugout was extended in length and was connected to the new Lott Complex. The original stadium lighting was also replaced with Musco Sports Lighting. A media/television deck was also erected in center field for television purposes.

There are plans to add additional seating along the right field line, extend the visitor dugout and add more luxury suites, possibly following the 2011 or 2012 season.

Attendance

Game

The following is a list of single-game attendance records at the venue.

Attendance Opponent Year
2,936 Alabama 2012
2,586 Auburn 2010
2,567 Auburn 2008
2,413 Alabama 2009
2,395 Auburn 2007
2,197 Auburn 2005
2,159 Alabama 1998
2,011 Auburn 2011
1,938 South Alabama 2008
1,933 Southern Miss 2011
1,884 Auburn 2006
1,873 Arkansas 2007
1,850 Auburn 2009
1,822 Belmont 2004
1,763 UT Arlington 2014
1,667 New Orleans 2008
1,656 South Alabama 2011
1,638 Arkansas-Little Rock 2011
1,626 Jacksonville State 2007
1,622 Arkansas-Little Rock 2011
1,616 Memphis 2009

Season

In 2012, the Trojans ranked 49th among Division I baseball programs in attendance, averaging 1,204 per home game.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Foley, Brian (13 June 2012). "2012 NCAA Baseball Attendance Report". CollegeBaseballDaily.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-14. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
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