Rhoads Stadium

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The John and Ann Rhoads Softball Stadium (frequently shortened to Rhoads Stadium) is a college softball stadium located on the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It serves as the home field of the Alabama Crimson Tide softball team and is located on the corner of Peter Bryce Boulevard and Campus Drive on the northeast corner of campus. The Crimson Tide's all-time record at Rhoads Stadium is 316–50 (.863).[1] After they played their first season at Sokol Park and at Bowers Park for both the 1998 and 1999 seasons, the Crimson Tide opened Rhoads Stadium on February 23, 2000, with a 7–1 victory over the UAB Blazers.[2][3]

John L. Rhoads was a graduate of the University of Alabama and a long-time partner at accounting firm Ernst & Ernst. He died in 2001.[4]

Events hosted

While the general use of the Rhoads Stadium is the regular season home of the Crimson Tide, it has also played host to a number of different events including multiple post season NCAA and SEC tournaments, as well as marquee exhibition games.

Post season tournaments

YearEventParticipantsChampion
2001NCAA RegionalAlabama, Chattanooga, Illinois-Chicago, Michigan, Oregon State, South FloridaMichigan
2003NCAA RegionalAlabama, Chattanooga, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Massachusetts, Southern, Southern Illinois, StanfordAlabama
2004SEC tournamentAlabama, Auburn, Georgia, Florida, LSU, Mississippi State, South Carolina, TennesseeLSU
2005NCAA RegionalAlabama, Arizona State, Hofstra, Mississippi Valley St.Alabama
2005Super RegionalAlabama, Texas A&MAlabama
2006NCAA RegionalAlabama, Florida A&M, Georgia Tech, Mississippi Valley St.Alabama
2006Super RegionalAlabama, StanfordAlabama
2007NCAA RegionalAlabama, California, Florida State, Tennessee TechAlabama
2008NCAA RegionalAlabama, Chattanooga, Florida State, Jacksonville StateAlabama
2008Super RegionalAlabama, MissouriAlabama
2009NCAA RegionalAlabama, Chattanooga, Mississippi Valley State, TexasAlabama
2009Super RegionalAlabama, Jacksonville StateAlabama
2010NCAA RegionalAlabama, Alcorn State, Lipscomb, UABAlabama
2010Super RegionalAlabama, Hawai'iHawai'i
2011NCAA RegionalAlabama, Chattanooga, Jackson State, MemphisAlabama
2011Super RegionalAlabama, StanfordAlabama
2012SEC tournamentAlabama, Auburn, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, TennesseeAlabama
2012NCAA RegionalAlabama, Tennessee-Martin, Georgia Tech, South AlabamaAlabama
2012Super RegionalAlabama, MichiganAlabama
2013NCAA RegionalAlabama, Western Kentucky, South Carolina Upstate, Jacksonville StateAlabama
2014NCAA RegionalAlabama, SIU Edwardsville, USC Upstate, South AlabamaAlabama
2014Super RegionalAlabama, NebraskaAlabama
2015NCAA RegionalAlabama, Fairfield, Washington, USC UpstateAlabama
2015Super RegionalAlabama, OklahomaAlabama
2016NCAA RegionalAlabama, Samford, California, North DakotaAlabama
2016Super RegionalAlabama, WashingtonAlabama
2017NCAA RegionalAlabama, Minnesota, Albany, Louisiana TechAlabama
2018NCAA RegionalAlabama, Middle Tennessee, Oregon State, WisconsinAlabama
2019NCAA RegionalAlabama, Alabama State, Lipscomb, Arizona StateAlabama
2019Super RegionalAlabama, TexasAlabama
2021SEC tournamentAlabama, Auburn, Florida, LSU, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Kentucky, Ole MissAlabama
2021NCAA RegionalAlabama, Alabama State, Clemson, TroyAlabama
2021Super RegionalAlabama, KentuckyAlabama
2025NCAA RegionalAlabama, Virginia Tech, Belmont, Jackson StateTBD
Reference:[5]

Attendance

As the program has continued to grow, attendance at Rhoads Stadium has continued to increase. In 2010, the Crimson Tide established a new single season, NCAA attendance record with 63,271 fans in attendance over the course of their 28 home dates.[6] Their record was subsequently broken by Arizona in 2011 when the Wildcats saw 72,545 fans in attendance over the course of their 28 home dates.[6] Prior to the 2012 season, Rhoads Stadium saw its capacity increase to 3,940, and Alabama reached that capacity for the first time on April 14, 2012, in a 7–5 win against South Carolina to set a new school, single-game attendance record.[7] These attendance records are more easily reached given the only softball stadium with more capacity in the United States is the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium (the home stadium of the NCAA Softball World Series).[1]

References

  1. 12"Rhoads Stadium". University of Alabama Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
  2. ↑Deas, Tommy (February 21, 1999). "Nomadic team: Alabama softball will finally have a permanent home". The Tuscaloosa News. p. D12. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  3. ↑Deas, Tommy (February 24, 2000). "Tide triumphs in home opener". The Tuscaloosa News. p. C1. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  4. ↑"2018 Alabama Business Hall of Fame Inductees Named". ua.edu. University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Business. July 18, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  5. ↑"2020 Softball Media Guide - Alabama Athletics"(PDF). rolltide.com. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
  6. 12National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Annual Team Home Attendance Champions"(PDF). 2012 Softball Records. NCAA.org. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  7. ↑"Walk-off heroics from Reilly-Boccia propels softball to 7–5 win". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. April 14, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2012.