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 (). 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.
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.
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 Year Event Participants Champion 2001 NCAA Regional Alabama, Chattanooga, Illinois-Chicago, Michigan, Oregon State, South Florida Michigan 2003 NCAA Regional Alabama, Chattanooga, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Massachusetts, Southern, Southern Illinois, Stanford Alabama 2004 SEC tournament Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Florida, LSU, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee LSU 2005 NCAA Regional Alabama, Arizona State, Hofstra, Mississippi Valley St. Alabama 2005 Super Regional Alabama, Texas A&M Alabama 2006 NCAA Regional Alabama, Florida A&M, Georgia Tech, Mississippi Valley St. Alabama 2006 Super Regional Alabama, Stanford Alabama 2007 NCAA Regional Alabama, California, Florida State, Tennessee Tech Alabama 2008 NCAA Regional Alabama, Chattanooga, Florida State, Jacksonville State Alabama 2008 Super Regional Alabama, Missouri Alabama 2009 NCAA Regional Alabama, Chattanooga, Mississippi Valley State, Texas Alabama 2009 Super Regional Alabama, Jacksonville State Alabama 2010 NCAA Regional Alabama, Alcorn State, Lipscomb, UAB Alabama 2010 Super Regional Alabama, Hawai'i Hawai'i 2011 NCAA Regional Alabama, Chattanooga, Jackson State, Memphis Alabama 2011 Super Regional Alabama, Stanford Alabama 2012 SEC tournament Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Tennessee Alabama2012 NCAA Regional Alabama, Tennessee-Martin, Georgia Tech, South Alabama Alabama 2012 Super Regional Alabama, Michigan Alabama2013 NCAA Regional Alabama, Western Kentucky, South Carolina Upstate, Jacksonville State Alabama 2014 NCAA Regional Alabama, SIU Edwardsville, USC Upstate, South Alabama Alabama 2014 Super Regional Alabama, Nebraska Alabama 2015 NCAA Regional Alabama, Fairfield, Washington, USC Upstate Alabama 2015 Super Regional Alabama, Oklahoma Alabama 2016 NCAA Regional Alabama, Samford, California, North Dakota Alabama 2016 Super Regional Alabama, Washington Alabama 2017 NCAA Regional Alabama, Minnesota, Albany, Louisiana Tech Alabama 2018 NCAA Regional Alabama, Middle Tennessee, Oregon State, Wisconsin Alabama 2019 NCAA Regional Alabama, Alabama State, Lipscomb, Arizona State Alabama 2019 Super Regional Alabama, Texas Alabama2021 SEC tournament Alabama, Auburn, Florida, LSU, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Kentucky, Ole Miss Alabama 2021 NCAA Regional Alabama, Alabama State, Clemson, Troy Alabama 2021 Super Regional Alabama, Kentucky Alabama 2025 NCAA Regional Alabama, Virginia Tech, Belmont, Jackson State TBDReference:
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. 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. 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. 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).
External links Rhoads Stadium at RollTide.com
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