L. P. Frans Stadium
| Location | 2500 Clement Boulevard Hickory, North Carolina, US |
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| Coordinates | 35°44′57″N 81°22′43″W / 35.74917°N 81.37861°W |
| Owner | Hickory Baseball, Inc. |
| Operator | Hickory Baseball, Inc. |
| Capacity | 5,062 (4,000 fixed seats) |
| Record attendance | 5,283 |
| Field size | Left Field: 330 feet (100 m) Center Field: 401 feet (122 m) Right Field: 330 feet (100 m) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | September 21, 1992 |
| Opened | April 16, 1993 |
| Construction cost | $4.5 million ($9.8 million in 2024 dollars) |
| Architect | Lescher and Mahoney CBSA Architects, Inc. |
| Services engineer | Brittain Engineering, Inc. |
| General contractor | Wayne Brothers, Inc. |
| Tenants | |
| Hickory Crawdads (SAL/CL) 1993–present Catawba Valley Stars (GSL/CVCL) 2009–present | |
L.P. Frans Stadium is a stadium in Hickory, North Carolina. It was built in 1993 and has a fixed seating capacity of roughly 4,000. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Hickory Crawdads Minor League Baseball team previously of the South Atlantic League. In July 2024, MiLB announced that the Crawdads will join the Carolina League in 2025.