Fair Grounds Field
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Fair Grounds Field is a stadium
in Shreveport, Louisiana
. It is primarily used for baseball
, and is the home field of the Shreveport-Bossier Captains minor league
baseball team. The site was formerly used in the 1950s as a neutral playing site for college football games between the University of Arkansas
and Louisiana State University
. It opened in 1986, with major renovations in 1999 and 2009. The stadium holds 4,200 people. Fair Grounds Field hosted the 1995 Texas League
All-Star Game. It is located just off Interstate 20
on Pershing Blvd. at the Louisiana State Fair Grounds.
The stadium has hosted many college baseball match-ups, including Louisiana State University
vs Northwestern State University
and Louisiana Tech University
vs Louisiana State University in Shreveport
both in the spring of 2010. Fair Grounds Field also holds many high school exhibition games throughout the high school baseball season.
Fair Grounds Field sits next to Independence Stadium home of the Independence Bowl
, a college football bowl.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....
. It is primarily used for baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, and is the home field of the Shreveport-Bossier Captains minor league
Minor league
Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often competing in smaller cities. This term is used in North America with regard to several organizations competing in...
baseball team. The site was formerly used in the 1950s as a neutral playing site for college football games between the University of Arkansas
Arkansas Razorbacks football
The Arkansas Razorbacks football program is a college football team that represents the University of Arkansas. The team is a member of the Southeastern Conference's Western Division, which is in Division I's Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...
and Louisiana State University
LSU Tigers football
The LSU Tigers football team, also known as the Fighting Tigers or Bayou Bengals, represents Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States in NCAA Division I FBS college football. Current head coach Les Miles has led the team since 2005. Since 1999 when Nick Saban took over as...
. It opened in 1986, with major renovations in 1999 and 2009. The stadium holds 4,200 people. Fair Grounds Field hosted the 1995 Texas League
Texas League
The Texas League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. It is classified a Double-A league. The league was founded in 1888 and ran through 1892...
All-Star Game. It is located just off Interstate 20
Interstate 20
Interstate 20 is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. I‑20 runs 1,535 miles from near Kent, Texas, at Interstate 10 to Florence, South Carolina, at Interstate 95...
on Pershing Blvd. at the Louisiana State Fair Grounds.
The stadium has hosted many college baseball match-ups, including Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
vs Northwestern State University
Northwestern State University
Northwestern State University, known as NSU, is a four-year public university primarily situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with a nursing campus in Shreveport and general campuses in Leesville/Fort Polk and Alexandria. It is a part of the University of Louisiana System.NSU was founded in 1884 as...
and Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...
vs Louisiana State University in Shreveport
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
Louisiana State University in Shreveport is a branch of the Louisiana State University System in Shreveport, Louisiana. Opened in 1967, LSUS is the only public four-year university in the Shreveport-Bossier metro area....
both in the spring of 2010. Fair Grounds Field also holds many high school exhibition games throughout the high school baseball season.
Fair Grounds Field sits next to Independence Stadium home of the Independence Bowl
Independence Bowl
The Independence Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I college football bowl game that is played annually at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, so named because it was inaugurated in the United States bicentennial year, 1976....
, a college football bowl.
