Ladykat Field

2370 Avenue M Map | News | ID#: Timeline 1980 Softball program begins 1997 Completed 2005 Last home game Namesake None Architect Unknown Contractor(s) Unknown An aerial photograph from c. 1995 shows the solitary ROTC Rifle Range and the road leading out to the Horticulture Center; the softball field would be wedged into the grassy area between the two. A campus map (dated April 1, 1997) shows softball is now played at LadyKat Field, having been played at Josey Field prior to this point. A view of the scoreboard.

Ladykat Field (sometimes Bearkat Field) is located southwest of main campus on the west side of Avenue M. It served as the home ballpark for the SHSU women's softball team from 1997 to 2005. Structures associated with the ballpark include:

• Concession
• East Dugout
• Locker
• West Dugout

The SHSU softball program began in 1980 and has used various fields around Huntsville as their home, including:

• Kate Barr Ross Memorial Park fields, northwest of campus on Highway 75.
• SHSU intramural fields.
• Josey Field (c.1990s-1997)

In 1997 construction was completed on this 500-seat park south of Holleman Field and on land formerly used as the College Farm.

The final home game for the Bearkats was in 2005. The following spring the team began play in the Bearkat Softball Complex, located in the athletics complex east of main campus.

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