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Tigers Softball Complex

Softball

By the Numbers

Capacity	275
First Game	March 24, 2007
Opponent	Houston
Dedication	April 7, 2007
Opponent	Tulsa
Field Dimensions	200-220-200
All-Time Record	194-148

Top Crowds

Crowd	Date	Opponent
537	Feb. 27, 2019	Mississippi State
447	Feb. 24, 2012	Miami (OH)
442	Feb. 26, 2012	Southeast Missouri
420	Feb. 20, 2010	Indiana State
407	Feb. 19, 2010	IPFW

Tigers Softball Complex Records

Record	Stat	Date
Longest Game (inn.)	13 vs Southern Miss	March 31, 2012
Longest Game (time)	3:36 vs Saint Louis	March 17, 2017
Most Hits	21 vs Grambling State	Feb. 11, 2006
Most Home Runs	4, 2x, last vs Wichita State	Feb. 13, 2010
Most Strikeouts Recorded	17 vs Alabama State	April 6, 2011

The 2023 season will be Memphis’ 17^th season in the $1.7 million Tigers Softball Complex on the University’s Park Avenue Campus, which is located on the corner of Park Avenue and Getwell Road.

The stadium features a natural grass outfield and boasts spacious locker rooms and dugouts for the home and visiting teams. The dimensions of the 275-seat stadium are 200 feet to the right and left fields and 220 feet to center. Bullpens are located next to each dugout and a batting cage rests beyond the right-field fence. The stadium’s press box consists of two broadcast booths and two workroom areas. High-speed wireless Internet is available for the working media.

Spacious locker rooms behind the dugouts were completed prior to the 2009 season. The bullpens were upgraded before the 2010 season with field turf.

On Nov. 16, 2012, Memphis announced a $2.6 million gift from the Helen and Jabie Hardin Charitable Trust (Foundation) for facility construction and development in support of various women’s athletics programs. Over $1 million of the donation went toward a 10,000-square-foot softball complex addition that included coaches’ offices, a coaches’ locker room, team meeting room, training room, indoor hitting and pitching area, laundry room and storage. The renovations were completed in 2016.

In January 2016, the Tigers opened an indoor facility that completed a nearly $1 million project which provides more than 5,000 square feet for training. The center houses the coaching staff’s offices, a team lounge and indoor space for two hitting/pitching cages.

Memphis officially dedicated its softball stadium April 7, 2007, before the final contest of a three-game series with Tulsa. University of Memphis President Dr. Shirley C. Raines threw out the ceremonial first pitch to Kimmi Hayden in front of a full house.

The Tigers began playing in the new facility on Mar. 24, 2007, in a three-game series against Houston.

In 14 seasons, Memphis has played 291 home games in the stadium and owns a 194-148 record. The Tigers won a program-record 22 home games in 2018. In the 2020 season, the UofM had a 9-1 record in games played at the Tigers Softball Complex before the campaign came to an end due to the pandemic.

The Tigers Softball Complex is a tobacco-, alcohol-, firearm-, and pet-free facility.

Tigers Softball Complex Attendance

Year	Record	Total / Dates or Games	Largest Crowd
2007	12-6 (.667)	2,267 / 11 Dates	346 vs UCF (DH)
2008	8-6 (.571)	1,521 / 8 Dates	344 vs ECU (DH)
2009	11-8 (.579)	2,014 / 12 Dates	279 vs UCF (DH)
2010	15-11 (.577)	3,274 / 16 Dates	420 vs Indiana State
2011	13-6 (.684)	2,339 / 11 Dates	327 vs UAB (DH)
2012	14-10 (.583)	2,942 / 15 Dates	447 vs Miami (OH)
2013	6-12 (.333)	2,235 / 12 Dates	269 vs Tulsa (DH)
2014	11-9 (.550)	2,597 / 14 Dates	254 vs Mississippi State
2015	8-9 (.470)	1,710 / 10 Dates	243 vs UCF
2016	14-7 (.667)	2,758 / 21 Games	322 vs Ole Miss
2017	20-10 (.667)	4,421 / 30 Games	241 vs Houston
2018	22-6 (.785)	4,120 / 28 Games	367 vs Mississippi State
2019	14-13 (.519)	4,316 / 22 Games	537 vs Mississippi State
2020	9-1 (.900)	1,520 / 10 Games	246 vs Evansville
14 seasons	177-114 (.608)