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Jim Patterson Stadium

Baseball park at the University of Louisville

Jim Patterson Stadium
Summary

Baseball park at the University of Louisville

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image[[File:Jim Patterson Stadium, front entrance.jpg280pxFront entrance to Jim Patterson Stadium]]
nameJim Patterson Stadium
locationLouisville, Kentucky
coordinates
broke_groundAugust 2004
openedApril 2005
renovated2013
ownerUniversity of Louisville
operatorUniversity of Louisville
surfaceFieldTurf
construction_cost$8,500,000 USD
tenantsLouisville Cardinals
dimensionsLeft Field - 330'
Left Center - 375'
Center Field - 402'
Right Center - 377'
Right Field - 330'
seating_capacity6,000
record_attendance6,237
(vs. Kentucky; June 10, 2017)

Left Center - 375' Center Field - 402' Right Center - 377' Right Field - 330' (vs. Kentucky; June 10, 2017) Jim Patterson Stadium is a baseball stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. It is the home field of the University of Louisville Cardinals college baseball team. Since opening in 2005, Jim Patterson Stadium has hosted nine NCAA regionals and six NCAA Super Regionals.

In 2007, it hosted the NCAA Super Regionals for the first time in program history, where the Cardinals defeated Oklahoma State two games to one to advance to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. It hosted an NCAA regional ever year from 2013 to 2017.

In 2016, the Cardinals ranked 27th among Division I baseball programs in attendance, averaging 2,606 per home game.

History

A game in 2005

The stadium was built on a former "brown field" site which had been abandoned for over 20 years. The site was split in half when Central Avenue was built through the area, with the original brick office building for the company remaining intact on the north side of the road and the remaining sections bulldozed. The office was refurbished and is now home to the Jewish Hospital Sports Medicine clinic, which was relocated from downtown. There is additional leasable space in the building which features the University of Louisville Family Medicine Clinic, a 24-hour non-emergency medical clinic that is featured by the university's student health insurance.

The project to build the stadium was simultaneous with the redevelopment of the southern half of the property on the other side of Central Avenue into a 130000 sqft shopping center, with a UofL themed Kroger store as its anchor. All of the site is owned by Faulkner Hinton & Associates, including the stadium itself. UofL currently holds a 99-year lease on the stadium site.

At its opening, the stadium had 1,500 chairback seats, with several knolls along the outfield wall which seat an additional 1,000 people. The stadium opened in 2005 and is named after former Louisville baseball player and founder of Long John Silver's and Rally's, Jim Patterson. Patterson donated $5 million of the complex's $10 million cost.

The stadium went through a renovation in 2013 that added another 1,500 chairback seats, which brought the total capacity to 4,000. As part of the renovations, terraces were added behind the seating areas, and the press box and visiting locker rooms were improved.

Before the start of the 2023 season, upgrades were completed to the entryway and concourse of the stadium.

Attendance Records

The single-game attendance record of 6,237 spectators was set on June 10, 2017, when Louisville defeated Kentucky 6–2.

The following is a list of the ten highest single-game attendance figures in the venue's history, as of the 2024 season.

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1.KentuckyJune 10, 20176,237NCAA Super Regional
2.KentuckyJune 9, 20176,235NCAA Super Regional
3.KentuckyApril 4, 20176,210Regular Season
4.Florida StateMay 8, 20156,138Regular Season
5.MiamiJune 7, 20256,066NCAA Super Regional
6.MiamiJune 8, 20256,046NCAA Super Regional
7.Cal State FullertonJune 8, 20156,010NCAA Super Regional
8.Kennesaw StateJune 7, 20146,007NCAA Super Regional
9.MiamiJune 6, 20255,776NCAA Super Regional
10.Kennesaw StateJune 6, 20145,351NCAA Super Regional

Pictures

Image:Jim Patterson Stadium and Jewish Hospital Sports Medicine Complex.jpg| Jewish Hospital's "L" Care Sports Medicine Center at Patterson Stadium File:Jim Patterson Stadium, brick from Parkway Field.jpg| The beams of Patterson Stadium are made of brick from historic Parkway Field File:Jim Patterson Stadium, batter's box.jpg| Patterson Stadium's batter's box, viewed from behind the protective netting File:Jim Patterson Stadium, 3rd Street view.jpg|Patterson Stadium viewed from 3rd Street

References

References

  1. "2024 Louisville Baseball Media Guide".
  2. Cutler, Tami. (June 11, 2013). "2013 Division I Baseball Attendance - Final Report". NCBWA.
  3. (May 21, 2012). "U of L Baseball Stadium to Expand". WDRB News.
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