Farris Field

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Farris Field is the home stadium for the Division I (NCAA) Central Arkansas Sugar Bears softball team. Located next to the Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas, the stadium features seating for 1,000 fans. Included in the 1,000 seat capacity is bleacher seating for 500. An outfield grass berm can accommodate an additional 500 fans. The stadium has field lighting, bullpens, dugouts, a press box, and an electronic scoreboard. Beyond the left field fence are locker rooms and batting cages.[1]

Farris Field
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LocationOn S Donaghey Avenue north of Dave Ward Drive
Conway, Arkansas
Coordinates35°04′22.3″N 92°27′22.8″W / 35.072861°N 92.456333°W / 35.072861; -92.456333
OwnerUniversity of Central Arkansas
OperatorUniversity of Central Arkansas
Seating typeBleacher seating: 500
Berm seating: 500
Capacity1,000[1]
Record attendance507
April 28, 2012
vs Oklahoma[1]
Field sizeLeft Field: 200 ft
Center Field: 200 ft
Right Field: 200 ft (Estimated)
SurfaceInfield: Artificial turf
Outfield: Grass
ScoreboardElectronic
Construction
Built1995-96
Opened1996
Tenants
Central Arkansas Sugar Bears softball (NCAA) (1996-Present)

Attendance

Below is a list of Bear Stadium's 10 best-attended games.[1]

Top 10 attendance marks

Rk. Date Opponent Attendance
1 April 28, 2012 Oklahoma 507
2 March 13, 2012 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 489
3 March 6, 2012 Mississippi 438
4 March 10, 2011 Mississippi 426
5 April 29, 2010 Mississippi 394
6 March 10, 2006 Ouachita Baptist 283
7 April 28, 2013 Lamar 276
8 February 12, 2012 Louisiana Tech 272
9 April 20, 2013 Southeastern Louisiana 269
10 March 24, 2012 Sam Houston State 252

As of the 2013 season.

Tournaments

  • AHSCA All-Star Week Softball All-Star games - On June 6, 2012, the Arkansas Activities Association voted to hold all-star events on the campus of Central Arkansas from 2013-2017. Farris Field is the home of the softball all-star game.[2]
  • UCA Invitational Tournament - Farris Field has been the home of several early season softball tournaments.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Farris Field". UCA Athletics. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  2. ^ Kevin Hill (June 9, 2012). "Venues to change for state high school events". CourierNews.com. Retrieved April 25, 2015.