OU Softball Complex

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OU Softball Complex
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LocationNorman, Oklahoma
 United States
Capacity1,378
Opened1998
Tenants
Oklahoma Sooners softball - (NCAA)
1994 – present

Marita Hynes Field at OU Softball Complex is a college softball stadium on the campus of the University of Oklahoma. It is the home venue of the Oklahoma Sooners softball team. The playing surface is named for , who served as the second head coach of the Sooners and later as Senior Women's Administrator, and was instrumental in fundraising for the stadium.[1]

The stadium was completed in 1998, and includes seating for 1,378. In 2005, the playing surface was named for Hynes, and in 2009 a player development facility was added.

Due to high demand for tickets,[2] the University announced plans for a new stadium in 2018, with fundraising for the new 3,000-seat stadium underway as of 2019, but no timeline for construction announced.[3][4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Marita Hynes Field". Oklahoma Sooners. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Joe Mussato (May 4, 2019). "OU Softball: Wait Continues for New Stadium". The Oklahoman. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Joe Mussato (September 12, 2019). "OU Receives $1.25 million Gift for Softball Stadium". The Oklahoman. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  4. ^ John McKelvey (June 19, 2018). "Regents approve 'design and development' of new softball stadium proposal". The Norman Transcript. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
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