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Rocky Johnson Field

Rocky Johnson Field, the home of Red Raider softball team since the 1999 season, is now one of the finest softball venues in the Big 12, after several renovations have been completed in the decade that followed. Softball was reinstated at Texas Tech beginning with the inaugural season of the Big 12 in 1996.


Rocky Johnson Field
Phone: 806-742-3355
Capacity: 1,181
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The inclusion of a state-of-the-art team facility which includes an indoor hitting facility, offices, locker rooms, complete athletic training and equipment storage areas, the luxurious team room can play host to pre-event functions and will serve as an overflow media center during tournaments.


Facility Naming Rights
The original field was constructed at a cost of $2.5 million and would have not been possible without the kind support of James L. "Rocky" Johnson. Johnson was a distinguished alumnus of the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech who was CEO of GTE for many years and who also served as a Texas Tech Regent.

The Barbara Peevyhouse press box was added prior to the 2001 season and remains one of the best media facilities for the sport in the conference. With two television/radio booths and seating for a dozen media members, the building has the potential to expand to accommodate more because of the ample space behind primary seating areas.

Facility History and Facts
Major renovations to the field and dugout areas were realized in time for the 2009 season and then, in time for the 2010 season, construction concluded on a state-of-the-art indoor facility. The softball complex includes coaching offices, a meeting room, a players' lounge, equipment rooms and locker rooms. In addition, the Red Raider softball team now has the luxury of also working out in their new indoor and outdoor batting cages, thanks to these renovations.

In the summer of 2010, Rocky Johnson Field played host to a weeklong professional series of softball, featuring the Orlando and Chicago franchises who boasted a number of USA national players on their rosters, which culminated in a Saturday evening game of the week on the ESPN family of networks. The more than 2,600 fans in attendance represented the largest crowd to ever attend a softball game on campus.

RED RAIDER SOFTBALL ATTENDANCE AT ROCKY JOHNSON FIELD, top five:
1,248 on March 27, 2011 vs. Missouri
861 on April 23, 2011 vs. Texas
853 on March 28, 2010 vs. Iowa State
837 on April 22, 2011 vs. Texas
808 on April 5, 2009 vs. Kansas

BEST SEASON AT ROCKY JOHNSON FIELD:
2010 - 21-7 (.750) at home, overall record of 38-18

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