Don Sanders Stadium, Baseball stadium at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, United States.
Don Sanders Stadium is a baseball facility at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville that accommodates more than 1,000 spectators. The venue features modern lighting systems, indoor training areas, and dedicated spaces for coaching staff and athletes.
Don Sanders Stadium opened on February 11, 2006, as the Bearkat Baseball Complex and was renamed in 2007 after Houston entrepreneur Don Sanders, who gave $1 million to Sam Houston State University for the baseball program. In 2008 it hosted the Southland Conference Tournament, which Sam Houston State won in all four games, beating Lamar 15–7 in the final. Wall pads went up for 2013, a new video board funded by Don Sanders and Bud Hanley followed, and an all-turf surface was installed for 2016.
The stadium is nicknamed "The Don" and hosts UIL high school playoff games alongside Sam Houston State fixtures. In 2008 it staged the Southland Conference Tournament, where senior Keith Stein hit a walk-off home run in the ninth inning of the semifinal against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
The stadium sits on the Sam Houston State University campus in Huntsville, Texas. Since an all-turf surface was installed for the 2016 season, lightning is the only weather reason for delays or cancellations, so rain no longer forces doubleheaders. UIL high school playoff games and tournaments are also held here, so check which team is playing before visiting.
The 2013 video board, funded by a $240,000 gift from alumni Don Sanders and Bud Hanley, measures 31 feet 10.4 inches tall by 36 feet wide. Since 2016 the outfield, infield and pitcher's mound have all been artificial turf, a project worth over $1.4 million paid for by anonymous donors.
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