Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park is a
softball
Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...
venue in
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Thibodaux ( ) is a city in, and the parish seat of, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States, along the banks of Bayou Lafourche in the northwestern part of the parish. The population was 15,948 at the 2020 census. Thibodaux is a principal city ...
, United States.
It is home to the
Nicholls Colonels softball
The Nicholls Colonels softball team represents Nicholls State University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Southland Conference. Nicholls' first softball team was fielded in 1981. The team plays its home games at ...
team of the
NCAA
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Division I Southland Conference
The Southland Conference, abbreviated as SLC, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it pa ...
. The venue has a capacity of 500.
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.
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.
Tournaments
In addition to regular season play, the softball complex was the site of the 1996
Southland Conference
The Southland Conference, abbreviated as SLC, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it pa ...
softball tournament.
Gallery
File:Colonels Softball Complex (Thibodaux, Louisiana) grandstand.jpg, Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park
File:Colonels Softball Complex (Thibodaux, Louisiana) scoreboard.jpg, Swanner Field at Geo Surfaces Park Scoreboard
See also
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Nicholls Colonels softball
The Nicholls Colonels softball team represents Nicholls State University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Southland Conference. Nicholls' first softball team was fielded in 1981. The team plays its home games at ...
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Nicholls Colonels
The Nicholls Colonels are the 15 teams representing Nicholls State University, a university in Louisiana, in intercollegiate athletics. The Colonels compete in the NCAA Division I and the Colonels football team competes in the NCAA Division I ...
References
External links
Nicholls Colonels softball website
College softball venues in the United States
Nicholls Colonels softball venues
Softball venues in Louisiana
Sports venues in Thibodaux, Louisiana
Sports venues in Louisiana
Buildings and structures in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
Sports venues completed in 1981
1981 establishments in Louisiana
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