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Alex Box Stadium Wiki Information
Alex Box Stadium
, sometimes prounounced as "Elec" or "Alec" Box [1] is a baseball stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is the home field of the Louisiana State University Tigers college baseball team. The stadium is located across the street from Tiger Stadium, which is visible in right field. It is most notable for The Intimidator
, a large billboard behind the right-field fence featuring the five years in which LSU has won the College World Series.
The stadium was named for Simeon Alex Box, an LSU letterman (1938) who was killed in North Africa during World War II.
The final regular season series at Alex Box Stadium was played between LSU and Mississippi State University. [2] At the time, it appeared this would be the last series ever at Alex Box Stadium, however the LSU Tigers were selected to host a regional in the NCAA Tournament and subsequetly hosted a Super Regional as the #7 national seed. [3] During the Super Regional, LSU dropped Game 1 to UC Irvine 11-5. Then, in Game 2, LSU was three outs away from elimination, trailing 7-4 in the ninth inning. UC Irvine was unable to close out the LSU Tigers and LSU won the game 9-7. [4] Thereafter, the final scheduled game in Alex Box Stadium was Game 3 of the Super Regional played on June 9, 2008. LSU defeated UC Irvine 21-7. As a result of the victory, LSU won the Baton Rouge Super Regional two games to one and advanced to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. In the final play at the stadium, Tyler Hoechlin hit a grounder to pitcher Anthony Ranaudo, who threw to first baseman Buzzy Haydel for the final out. [5]
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ALEX BOX STADIUM TICKETS
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New Stadium
A new Alex Box Stadium
is currently under construction. It will be primarily used for baseball and will be the home of the LSU Tigers baseball team. It will replace the current Alex Box Stadium. The ballpark will have a capacity of 8,500 people and open in 2009.
Tournaments Hosted
NCAA Regional Tournaments
(18): 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008
NCAA Super Regional Series
(4): 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008
SEC Tournaments
(4): 1985, 1986, 1991, 1993
ABCA Hall of Fame Tournament
(1): 1991
LSU Record in Alex Box Stadium (1984-2008)
*2008 Post-Season play at Alex Box is still a possibility
| Year
| Games
| W-L-T
| Win Percentage
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| 1984
| 31
| 23-8
| .742
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| 1985
| 34
| 31-3
| .912
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| 1986
| 43
| 38-5
| .884
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| 1987
| 35
| 30-5
| .857
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| 1988
| 33
| 27-6
| .818
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| 1989
| 36
| 31-5
| .861
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| 1990
| 37
| 32-5
| .865
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| 1991
| 43
| 33-10
| .767
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| 1992
| 38
| 30-8
| .789
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| 1993
| 43
| 34-8-1
| .802
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| 1994
| 35
| 28-7
| .800
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| 1995
| 36
| 28-8
| .777
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| 1996
| 39
| 32-7
| .821
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| 1997
| 40
| 36-4
| .900
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| 1998
| 35
| 32-3
| .914
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| 1999
| 38
| 27-11
| .711
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| 2000
| 39
| 28-11
| .718
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| 2001
| 37
| 27-10
| .730
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| 2002
| 36
| 28-8
| .778
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| 2003
| 39
| 30-8-1
| .782
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| 2004
| 36
| 27-9
| .750
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| 2005
| 36
| 23-13
| .639
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| 2006
| 38
| 26-12
| .684
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| 2007
| 35
| 20-14-1
| .586
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| 2008
| 36
| 27-8-1
| .764
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| Totals
| 928
| 728-196-4
| .787
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References
- 2theadvocate.com | LSU Baseball Blog | Alex? Alec? or Elec? — Baton Rouge, LA
- Storylines Aplenty as Baseball Plays Final Series at Alex Box - LSUsports.net—The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics
- Baseball Earns No. 7 National Seed, Faces TSU - LSUsports.net—The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics
- LSU beats UC Irvine 9-7 to stay alive - USATODAY.com
- http://www.2theadvocate.com/sports/lsu/19704714.html?index=14&c=y Some “lasts” at Alex Box Stadium
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