Farris Field

Farris Field is the home stadium for the Division I (NCAA) Central Arkansas Sugar Bears softball team. Located next to the Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas, the stadium features seating for 1,000 fans. Included in the 1,000 seat capacity is bleacher seating for 500. An outfield grass berm can accommodate an additional 500 fans. The stadium has field lighting, bullpens, dugouts, a press box, and an electronic scoreboard. Beyond the left field fence are locker rooms and batting cages.[1]

Farris Field
LocationOn S Donaghey Avenue north of Dave Ward Drive
Conway, Arkansas
Coordinates35°04′22.3″N 92°27′22.8″W
OwnerUniversity of Central Arkansas
OperatorUniversity of Central Arkansas
Seating typeBleacher seating: 500
Berm seating: 500
Capacity1,000[1]
Record attendance507
April 28, 2012
vs Oklahoma[1]
Field sizeLeft Field: 200 ft
Center Field: 200 ft
Right Field: 200 ft (Estimated)
SurfaceInfield: Artificial turf
Outfield: Grass
ScoreboardElectronic
Construction
Built1995-96
Opened1996
Tenants
Central Arkansas Sugar Bears softball (NCAA) (1996-Present)

Attendance

Below is a list of Farris Field's 10 best-attended games.[1]

Top 10 attendance marks

RankDateOpponentAttendance
1April 28, 2012Oklahoma507
2March 13, 2012Texas A&M-Corpus Christi489
3March 6, 2012Mississippi438
4March 10, 2011Mississippi426
5April 29, 2010Mississippi394
6March 10, 2006Ouachita Baptist283
7April 28, 2013Lamar276
8February 12, 2012Louisiana Tech272
9April 20, 2013Southeastern Louisiana269
10March 24, 2012Sam Houston State252

As of the 2013 season.

Tournaments

  • AHSCA All-Star Week Softball All-Star games - On June 6, 2012, the Arkansas Activities Association voted to hold all-star events on the campus of Central Arkansas from 2013 to 2017. Farris Field is the home of the softball all-star game.[2]
  • UCA Invitational Tournament - Farris Field has been the home of several early season softball tournaments.

References

  1. "Farris Field". UCA Athletics. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  2. Kevin Hill (June 9, 2012). "Venues to change for state high school events". CourierNews.com. Retrieved April 25, 2015.


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