The LSU Tigers drew over 400,000 fans to the new Alex Box Stadium for the 2009 season — a figure that we assume sets a college-baseball record.
The LSU Tigers drew over 400,000 fans to the new Alex Box Stadium for the 2009 season — a figure that we assume sets a college-baseball record.
The total: 403,056 for 42 games, an average of 9,596 fan per game. That figure includes the 9,651 fans (another school record, this one for largest crowd) attending the finale of the Super Regional on Saturday.
“LSU fans are the greatest in college baseball, and they proved it with the support they gave our team all season,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. “Our fans help make Alex Box Stadium the premier place to watch and play college baseball. I’m thrilled that we were able to win a regional and super regional in our new stadium and advance to the College World Series.”
LSU’s previous high attendance mark of 318,798 was set in 2008, the final season in the original Alex Box Stadium.
LSU has led the nation in baseball attendance in each of the past 14 seasons (1996-2009).
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