Building ID: 6369
241 Paul W. Bryant Drive
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401
Sewell-Thomas Stadium provides the Crimson Tide baseball team with one of the finest ballparks in college baseball. It has a seating capacity of 6,571 and has concession stands as well as "hawker" stands to allow for concession sales in the grandstand. Season ticket sales continue to be at an all-time high and the Crimson Tide has set numerous single-game, series and single-season attendance records. Sewell-Thomas Stadium opened in 1948 as the Thomas Field in honor of former football coach Frank Thomas and had seating for 2,000. In 1978, the facility was renamed Sewell-Thomas Field in honor of 1977 hall of famer and former UA baseball coach Joe Sewell. In 1991, a permanent grandstand was opened and the ballpark's name was changed from Sewell-Thomas Field to Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The stadium, known as "The Joe" by Alabama fans, saw an addition of seats, team locker rooms and a coach's office, along with a press box elevator in 2001. The Sarah Patterson Championship Plaza is currently under construction and will honor national championships of multiple sports as well as tiered grass seating for the baseball stadium.
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Alabama Baseball website.