Softball venue
Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park is a softball venue in Thibodaux, Louisiana , United States.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] It is home to the Nicholls Colonels softball team of the NCAA Division I Southland Conference .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] The venue has a capacity of 500.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
History
The park opened in 1981 was formerly named Colonels Softball Diamond and Colonels Softball Complex. Prior to the 2018 season, the park underwent major renovations. It included a new synthetic turf infield by Geo Surfaces, new lights and renovated dugouts and seating.[ 1] The renovations were funded by donations from Neal Swanner and the Norman Swanner Foundation. In honor of those donations, the playing surface was named Swanner Field.[ 1]
Tournaments
In addition to regular season play, the softball complex was the site of the 1996 Southland Conference softball tournament.[ 10]
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References
^ a b c "Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park" . geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved May 31, 2019 .
^ "2013 Nicholls Softball Media Guide" (PDF) . Geauxcolonels.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20 .
^ "Softball Stifles Colonels in 9-0 Victory" (PDF) . lsusports.net. Retrieved 2015-09-27 .
^ Jamie Bustos (February 10, 2015). "Colonels to make 2015 home softball debut Wednesday against Southern" . SportsNola.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015 . {{cite web }}
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^ Jamie Bustos (February 19, 2015). "Colonels drop 7-2 softball decision to No. 22 South Alabama" . SportsNola.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015 . {{cite web }}
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^ "Softball: Feb. 11 2015 Scoreboard" . southland.org. February 11, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015 .
^ Scott Donaldson. "South Alabama softball travels to Nicholls State for weather-delayed clash on Wednesday" . AL.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20 .
^ "Colonels Down Houston Baptist, 3-1 |" . Bayoutimelive.com. 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2015-09-20 .
^ "Roadrunners to face Nicholls on road this weekend - goUTSAcom: Official website of The University of Texas at San Antonio Athletics Department" . Goutsa.com. Retrieved 2015-09-20 .
^ "Southland Conference 2015 Softball" (PDF) . Southland Conference. p. 29. Retrieved February 19, 2015 .
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