Arkansas Razorbacks Baseball - Venue

Venue

The Razorbacks play baseball home games in Baum Stadium at George Cole Field, which holds 10,737. Arkansas was the first program in the nation to have an average attendance over 8,000 for the course of the season. The Razorbacks sold 10,727 tickets for a game against LSU on May 5, 2007. Baum Stadium has hosted NCAA regionals three of the last four years from 2008.

Baum Stadium was the best college baseball venue in 1998 according to a Baseball America survey. Baum Stadium was rated the second-best college baseball venue in 2003, behind only Auburn's Plainsman Park. Rivals rated Baum Stadium the best college baseball facility, in front of Rice's Reckling Park in 2008. Baum was referred to as the "palace of college baseball stadiums" in the article, adding that "everyone aspires to have a facility like the University of Arkansas".

In 2007, Arkansas led the nation in attendance, with 8,069 attendees per game, over 700 more per game than second-place LSU. Mississippi State, another SEC school, was third with an average of 6,795 per game.

Before Baum Stadium was built, the Razorbacks played on the original George Cole Field from 1975-1995, named for former all-conference quarterback, shortstop and athletic director George Cole. The field was next to John McDonnell Field, home of the outdoor track and field team, and has since been turned into the practice field for the football team.