Don Sanders Stadium

Don Sanders Stadium
"The Don"
View of the stadium in 2016
Former namesBearkat Baseball Complex
AddressHuntsville, Tx
United States
Coordinates30°42′47.2″N 95°32′24.8″W / 30.713111°N 95.540222°W / 30.713111; -95.540222
OperatorSam Houston State University
TypeBallpark
Capacity2,500
Record attendance2,815 vs Texas (February 23, 2017)
Field size
List
  • Left Field Line – 330 feet (101 m)
    Left Center – 375 feet (114 m)
    Center Field – 400 feet (122 m)
    Right Center – 375 feet (114 m)
    Right Field Line – 330 feet (101 m)
SurfaceTurf
Current useBaseball
Construction
Opened2006 (2006)
Renovated2013, 2016
Tenants
Sam Houston Bearkats baseball (NCAA) (2006–present)
Website
gobearkats.com/don-sanders-stadium

Don Sanders Stadium, nicknamed "The Don", is located in Huntsville, Texas, and home to the Sam Houston Bearkats baseball team. It opened on February 11, 2006. The Stadium was originally named Bearkat Baseball Complex in 2006 and in 2007 was renamed to Don Sanders Stadium. It is named after the Houston Entrepreneur Don Sanders, who donated $1 million to Sam Houston State University for enhancing the baseball program.

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