Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park

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Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
"The Law"
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Dan Law Field in 2014
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
Former namesDan Law Field (1988–2011)
Location Lubbock, Texas, US
Owner Texas Tech University
Operator Texas Tech University
Executive suites10
Capacity 4,432
Record attendance(pre-renovation) 5,814 - May 26, 1996 (NCAA Central Regional)
4,898 - June 12, 2016 (NCAA Super Regional)
Field sizeLeft Field: 330 ft
Center Field: 404 ft
Right Field: 330 ft
Surface FieldTurf
Scoreboard22x48 LED
Construction
Opened1988
Renovated1994, 2001, 2009, 2012, 2016
Expanded1996
ArchitectMWM Architects (renovation)
Structural engineerHenderson Rodgers (renovation)
General contractorLee Lewis Construction (renovation)
Tenants
Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball (NCAA)
(1988–present)
Lubbock Crickets (CBL) (1995–1998)

Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park, nicknamed "The Law", is the home stadium of the Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team in Lubbock, Texas. It is located on the Texas Tech University campus, adjacent to Jones AT&T Stadium and Fuller Track. [1] Dan Law Field was rated as one of the top three places to watch a college baseball game by Sports Illustrated On Campus. [2]

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Name and capacity

From 1988 through 2011, the ballpark was named Dan Law Field after Alabama native, Lubbock businessman, and former Texas Tech baseball player Dan Law (1932–2019), [3] who was instrumental in the renovation of the stadium. [4] Law played for the Red Raider football team from 1955 to 1956 and baseball from 1956 to 1957. [5] Since the 2012 season, the ballpark has been known as Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park. An anonymous donor to the 2012 renovation requested the field be named after Rip Griffin, a long-time supporter of Red Raider baseball and Texas Tech athletics. [6] The ballpark has a permanent seating capacity of 4,368. Renovated in 1996 and 2001, the stadium underwent another upgrade in 2007 and its latest in 2012. [7]

In 2015, the Red Raiders ranked 13th among Division I baseball programs in attendance, averaging 3,665 per home game. [8] A record attendance of 4,898 was set on June 12, 2016, when Texas Tech hosted East Carolina University in the Lubbock Super Regional matchup.

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Texas Tech Red Raiders

Lubbock Crickets

Tournaments

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The 2022 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Red Raiders played their home games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park and competed as members of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by tenth-year head coach Tim Tadlock.

The 2012 Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team represented Texas Tech University during the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Red Raiders played their home games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The team was led by Dan Spencer in his fourth and final season as the team's head coach.

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