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Vincent–Beck Stadium

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Vincent–Beck Stadium
The Beck
Vincent-Beck Stadium grandstands from the right field seats.JPG
Former namesCardinal Field (1969–1981)
LocationJim Gilligan Way, Beaumont, TX 77705
Coordinates30°02′05.8″N 94°04′30″W / 30.034944°N 94.07500°W / 30.034944; -94.07500Coordinates: 30°02′05.8″N 94°04′30″W / 30.034944°N 94.07500°W / 30.034944; -94.07500
Public transit(BMT) Virginia and Rolfe Christopher
OwnerLamar University
OperatorLamar University
Seating type700 chairback seats
2,800 bleacher seats
Capacity3,500
Record attendance3,563 vs LSU (February 24, 2016)[2]
  • Attendance only available from 1991 season forward
Field sizeLeft Field: 325 ft (99 m)
Left Center: 370 ft (113 m)
Center Field: 380 ft (116 m)
Right Center 370 ft (113 m)
Right Field: 325 ft (99 m)
Field shapeSymmetrical
SurfaceInfield – Hellas Fusion Triple Play (2019–)[1]
Olympia Turf (2008–2018)
Natural Grass (1969–2007)
Outfield – Hellas Fusion XP2 (2019–)
Natural Grass (1969–2018)
ScoreboardElectronic with video screen
Construction
Opened1969 (1969)
RenovatedMinor Renovations: 1990, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2018–2019
Major Renovations: 2006, 2010
Expanded1981, 1982 (1982) – 1983 (1983) (seats added for Beaumont Golden Gators minor league team)
Tenants
Lamar Cardinals (NCAA) (1969–present)
Beaumont Golden Gators (TL) (1983–1986)
Beaumont Bullfrogs (CBL) (1994)

Vincent–Beck Stadium (formerly Cardinal Field) is a ballpark located in Beaumont, Texas, on Jim Gilligan Way on the campus of Lamar University. The stadium was built in 1969 and has a current capacity of 3,500 spectators. It is the home stadium of the Lamar Cardinals baseball team. It was also home to the Beaumont Golden Gators, a minor league Double-A Texas League affiliate of the San Diego Padres (1983–1986) as well as the Beaumont Bullfrogs of the Central Baseball League (1994). The facility is named after former Major League Baseball coach Al Vincent and Bryan Beck, a former member of the Lamar University board of regents.

The ballpark hosted the Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament in 1993 and the Southland Conference baseball tournament in 2001, 2002, and 2006.[3][4]

As the 2015 season began, the Cardinals had a 900-436–4 win–loss record at Vincent–Beck Stadium for a 67.3% winning record.[5]

The stadium has been expanded several times and has had numerous renovations over its existence. Ground breaking for installation of new turf at the stadium was held on October 22, 2018. The project was completed in January, 2019.[6] Infield turf is Hellas Construction Fusion Triple play. Outfield turf is Hellas Construction Fusion XP2.[7][8] Estimated cost for the project is $1.5 million.[9] Other improvements in 2019 were concentrated on the dugouts. Protective netting was installed, and dugout drainage was improved.[6]

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Ballpark

Ballpark

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Beaumont, Texas

Beaumont, Texas

Beaumont is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the seat of government of Jefferson County, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan statistical area, located in Southeast Texas on the Neches River about 85 miles (137 km) east of Houston. With a population of 115,282 at the 2020 census, Beaumont is the largest incorporated municipality by population near the Louisiana border. Its metropolitan area was the 10th largest in Texas in 2019, and 132nd in the United States.

Lamar University

Lamar University

Lamar University is a public university in Beaumont, Texas. Lamar has been a member of the Texas State University System since 1995. It was the flagship institution of the former Lamar University System. As of the fall of 2022, the university enrollment was 17,044 students. Lamar University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and named for Mirabeau B. Lamar, the second president of the Republic of Texas.

Lamar Cardinals baseball

Lamar Cardinals baseball

The Lamar Cardinals baseball team represents Lamar University and competes in the Southland Conference of the NCAA's Division I after officially rejoining the conference on July 11, 2022. The team is coached by head coach, Will Davis following Jim Gilligan's retirement at the end of the 2016 season. Except for five seasons (1987–1991), the Cardinals baseball team had been coached by Jim Gilligan since 1973. With over 1000 career wins as a head coach, Gilligan was one of the most winning coaches in NCAA history.

Beaumont Golden Gators

Beaumont Golden Gators

The Beaumont Golden Gators were a minor league baseball team in the double A Texas League from 1983 to 1986. Owned by insurance man Ted Moor, the team was an affiliate of the San Diego Padres for their entire tenure. Future Major League Baseball players John Kruk, Roberto Alomar, Joey Cora, Ozzie Guillén, Sandy Alomar Jr., Shane Mack, and Benito Santiago all played at one time for the Golden Gators. The team played its home games at Vincent-Beck Stadium on the campus of Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas and won the 1983 Texas League championship. Their uniforms were a gaudy gold, white, and green and the hats were of the historic pillbox variety with a white B surrounded by a golden triangle. The cities of Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange are known in local parlance as the "Golden Triangle." The oil bust in 1986 caused the local economy to falter and Moor sold the team to a group that moved them to Wichita, Kansas before the 1987 season, becoming the Wichita Pilots. The team spent 21 seasons in Wichita, being renamed the Wichita Wranglers in 1989, before moving to Springdale, Arkansas and becoming the Northwest Arkansas Naturals. Prior to their time in Beaumont the team had been the Amarillo Gold Sox.

Minor league

Minor league

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Double-A (baseball)

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Central Baseball League

Central Baseball League

The Central Baseball League, formerly the Texas–Louisiana League, was a independent baseball league whose member teams were not affiliated with any Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises.

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Al Vincent

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Features

The stadium includes the following:

  • Lighting for night games
  • Twenty foot tall batter's eye in center field
  • Three foot brick wall extending from dugout to dugout behind home plate
  • Dugouts
  • Pressbox with two radio broadcast booths and additional media working space
  • 700 chairback seats and total permanent capacity of 3,500
  • Locker Rooms including 35 custom built oak lockers
  • Players Lounge
  • All weather batting cages
  • Hellas Fusion turf - Infield (Fusion XP) and Outfield (Fusion XP2)
  • 9,600 sq ft Indoor Practice Facility[10]

Recovery from Hurricane Rita

Vincent–Beck Stadium was severely damaged by Hurricane Rita in 2005. The following repairs and enhancements were made to the stadium before and during the 2006 baseball season.[11]

  • Replace press box – press box had been blown off its supports and was damaged
  • Replace outfield fences – Fences were blown down
  • Replace field lights
  • Replace score board – new scoreboard was an enhancement and included a small video board
  • Replace seats

On January 9, 2007, the Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded Lamar University $1.1 million to help with the uninsured portion of the loss.[12]

Attendance

Source:[2][13]

Top ten attendance

Date Opponent Attendance
Top Ten Single Game Crowds
February 24, 2016 LSU 3,563
March 16, 2004 Texas A&M 3,416
1998 Western Kentucky 3,306
1994 LSU 3,079
1992 Texas 2,523
April 20, 2022 Houston Baptist 1,923
April 8, 2009 Rice 1,845
March 22, 2011 Rice 1,827
1999 Rice 1,820
May 6, 2022 Texas-Rio Grande Valley 1,776
  • Note: Attendance is limited to 1991 season forward. Attendance is not available for earlier seasons.

Yearly attendance

Below is a list of the attendance by year from the 1991 season forward.
Source:[2][13]

Season Average High High Opponent
Yearly Attendance
2022 1,097 1,923 Houston Baptist
2021 668 1,202 Houston
2020 799* 987* Akron
2019 748 1,091 BYU
2018 524 1,111 McNeese
2017 524 1,122 Illinois, Milwaukee
2016 818 3,563 LSU
2015 724 1,032 Illinois, New Mexico State
2014 763 1,252 New Orleans
2013 645 1,039 Nicholls
2012 820 1,727 Rice
2011 856 1,827 Rice
2010 526 1,113 Rice
2009 515 1,845 Rice
2008 450 706 Louisiana–Lafayette
2007 484 1,312 Rice
2006 548 1,054 Texas A&M
2005 641 1,564 Rice
2004 696 3,416 Texas A&M
2003 599 1,549 Texas–Arlington
2002 497 1,262 McNeese State
2001 466 1,479 Texas–Arlington
2000 494 1,628 Rice
1999 527 1,820 Rice
1998 352 3,306 Western Kentucky
1997 571 1,103 Rice
1996 511 1,648 Texas A&M
1995 437 832 Texas State
1994 758 3,079 LSU
1993 697 1,706 Arkansas State
1992 378 2,523 Texas
1991 212 1,134 Sam Houston State
  • Note: Games scheduled after March 11, 2020 cancelled due to COVID19 precautions.

As of the 2022 season.

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Photo gallery

Views from Vincent-Beck Stadium
  • Vincent-Beck Stadium infield and batter's cage

    Infield and batter's cage

  • Chair back seating

    Chair back seating

  • Vincent-Beck Stadium infield and outfield from the right field seats

    Playing field from the right field seats

  • Vincent-Beck Stadium Scoreboard

    Vincent-Beck Stadium scoreboard

  • Playing field from the left field seats

    Playing field from the left field seats

  • Grandstands from the left field seats

    Looking toward the press box

  • Ramp to left field line deck

    Ramp to left field line deck

  • Picnic area along the left field line

    Picnic area along the left field line

  • Championship honors board at the stadium

    Championship honors board at the stadium

  • Indoor training facility

    9,600 sq ft indoor training facility

Source: "Vincent–Beck Stadium", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 6th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent–Beck_Stadium.

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See also
References
  1. ^ "Vincent-Beck Olympia Turf Project Completed". Lamar University Department of Athletics. February 19, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Cardinals complete comeback, down No. 5 LSU". Lamar Cardinals Athletics. February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  3. ^ http://www.lamarcardinals.com/facilities/vincent-beck-stadium.html
  4. ^ "Vincent-Beck Stadium". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  5. ^ "Lamar Cardinal Baseball (Games 1-4)" (PDF). Lamar University Department of Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2015. The Cards hold an impressive 900-436-4 record within its walls, winning 67 percent of the games played at home.
  6. ^ a b Matt Faye (January 25, 2019). "Lamar baseball returns to updated Vincent Beck Stadium". Hearst Newspapers, II LLC. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  7. ^ Cooper Welch (October 24, 2018). "Cardinal Baseball Announces New Turf Field". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  8. ^ "HELLAS CONSTRUCTION SELECTED BY LAMAR UNIVERSITY FOR BASEBALL STADIUM UPGRADE". Hellas Construction. October 24, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  9. ^ "Quarterly Board of Regents Meeting August 16 - 17, 2018 Lost Pines, TX" (PDF). Texas State University System. August 16, 2018. p. 509. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  10. ^ "LAMAR'S STRAIT BASEBALL TRAINING FACILITY NOW COMPLETE". Lamar University Department of Athletics. November 10, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  11. ^ "Lamar University 2020 Baseball Media Guide". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 8–9. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  12. ^ "FEMA Awards Another $5.1 Million In Rita Disaster Aid To Texas | FEMA.gov". www.fema.gov. Archived from the original on 2015-07-14.
  13. ^ a b "Archived Team-By-Team Final Statistics". NCAA.org. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
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