Vincent–Beck Stadium, Baseball stadium in Beaumont, Texas, US
Vincent-Beck Stadium is a baseball facility located on the Lamar University campus in Beaumont with a turf playing field, dugouts, and bullpen areas. The venue accommodates approximately 3,500 spectators and features concession stands, an air-conditioned press box with broadcast capabilities, and reserved seating with individual chairs.
Vincent–Beck Stadium opened in 1969 as Cardinal Field on the Lamar University campus. It was later renamed for former Major League Baseball coach Al Vincent and Bryan Beck, a former member of the Lamar University board of regents. Hurricane Rita damaged the stadium in 2005, blowing the press box off its supports and downing outfield fences; the press box, fences, field lights, scoreboard and seats were replaced before the 2006 season, and FEMA awarded Lamar $1.1 million in 2007.
The stadium is named after Al Vincent, a former Major League Baseball coach, and Bryan Beck, a former member of the Lamar University board of regents. Lamar teams have won 67.3% of their games here, with a 900-436-4 record as the 2015 season began.
The ballpark sits on Jim Gilligan Way on the Lamar University campus in Beaumont. Seating includes 700 chairback seats within a permanent capacity of 3,500, and a three-foot brick wall runs from dugout to dugout behind home plate. A 20-foot batter's eye stands in center field, and night games are lit.
As of the start of the 2015 season, Lamar had a 900–436–4 record at the stadium, a 67.3% winning rate. The outfield wall holds a 20-foot batter's eye in center field, and a three-foot brick wall runs from dugout to dugout behind home plate.
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