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With arguable some of the finest
facilities on the West Coast
already in place, San Diego
State made a case for national
recognition with the addition of
the new softball/tennis facility
on the west side of the San
Diego State University campus.
The buildings next to Tony Gwynn
Stadium were razed and when the
2005 softball season rolled
around, a brand-new lighted
facility opened as the new home
for SDSU softball.
The brand-new lighted
facility, completed in early
February of 2005, has already
played host to six regular
season tournaments as well as
the 2005 Mountain West
Conference Championships. The
SDSU Softball Stadium boasts 300
permanent seats (150 stadium and
150 bench-back), numerous
bleacher seats and a mounded
landscape that lies behind a
five-foot green outfield fence.
The stadium can hold 1,000 fans
with room to add 1,000 more
seats if needed.
Lighted batting cages and
bullpens are available for each
team and a tree-lined concourse
graces the path between the new
stadium and baseball's Tony
Gwynn Stadium. Concessions and
restrooms are shared with Tony
Gwynn Stadium.
In its first year, SDSU moved
from the first base dugout,
where it used to play at SDSU
Field, into the third base
dugout at the new facility.
"John and Becky Moores,
owners of the San Diego Padres,
donated approximately $6.5
million for the combined
facility.
Playing every home game at
SDSU Softball Stadium in 2006
for the first time, SDSU
finished 20-6 for a
school-record winning percentage
of .769.
The Aztecs fared particularly
well down the stretch, winning
eight of their final 10 home
contests. Eleven of the team's
20 home victories were by three
or more runs, while three of
their six losses were by two
runs or less.
In one-plus seasons at SDSU
Softball Stadium, San Diego
State is 30-18 (.625) and 12-8
(.600) in conference games.
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