Attendance
| Date | Game | Crowd |
| June 8, 2008** | Rice vs. Texas A&M | 5,368 |
| June 7, 2008** | Rice vs. Texas A&M | 5,368 |
| June 9, 2007** | Rice vs. Texas A&M | 5,234 |
| April 20, 2005 | Rice vs. Texas | 5,227 |
| March 7, 2006 | Rice vs. Texas | 5,105 |
| June 4, 2004* | Texas A&M vs. Lamar | 5,076 |
| June 8, 2007** | Rice vs. Texas A&M | 5,074 |
| April 17, 2007 | Rice vs. Texas | 5,003 |
| June 10, 2006** | Rice vs. Oklahoma | 4,975 |
| June 1, 2008* | Rice vs. Texas | 4,895 |
| June 6, 2004* | Rice vs. Texas A&M | 4,841 |
| May 14, 2006 | Rice vs. Houston | 4,817 |
| May 12, 2006 | Rice vs. Houston | 4,793 |
| May 30, 2008* | Rice vs. Sam Houston State | 4,734 |
| June 7, 2002 | Rice vs. LSU** | 4,615 |
| June 8, 2002 | Rice vs. LSU** | 4,615 |
| * NCAA Regional | ||
| ** NCAA Super Regional | ||
| Year | Total | Average |
| 2000 | 70,188 | 2,005 |
| 2001 | 99,574 | 2,620 |
| 2002 | 92,069 | 2,488 |
| 2003 | 119,479 | 3,064 |
| 2004 | 116,269 | 3,230 |
| 2005 | 96,390 | 3,012 |
| 2006 | 131,467 | 3,287 |
| 2007 | 98,932 | 2,909 |
| 2008 | 99,475 | 3,109 |
| Total | 923,843 | 2,860 |
As the Rice baseball program and its following has grown, so has the stadium. The seating area was expanded during the 2004 season, making the grandstand symmetrical and enlarging capacity in time for the 2004 postseason. The stadium record for single-game attendance has risen from 4,117 for the stadium's first game (2000) to 4,615 for the NCAA super regional against LSU (2002) to 5,227, set against Texas in 2005, to the current record of 5,368, set against Texas A&M on back-to-back days during the 2008 super regional.
Rice drew a season total of more than 100,000 fans for the first time in 2003, with a school-record total of 119,479. After winning the 2003 national championship, average attendance rose to 3,230 per game in 2004. It was the second consecutive year Rice ranked in the nation's top 10 in average attendance.
Rice hosted its first conference tournament in 2006 and drew 18,137 fans to the tournament's seven sessions, averaging 2,591 fans per session. The championship game, featuring intracity rivals Rice and Houston, drew 3,732 fans. The Owls also hosted NCAA regional and super regional tournaments, pushing total attendance to a school-record total of 131,467 and a school-record average of 3,287 fans per game, narrowly outdrawing the 2004 season.
In 2012, the Owls ranked 15th among Division I baseball programs in attendance, averaging 3,455 per home game.
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