Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park

Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park
"The Law"
	Dan Law Field in 2014
Former names	Dan Law Field (1988–2011)
Location	Lubbock, Texas, US
Owner	Texas Tech University
Operator	Texas Tech University
Executive suites	10
Capacity	4,432
Record attendance	(pre-renovation) 5,814 - May 26, 1996 (NCAA Central Regional) ; 4,898 - June 12, 2016 (NCAA Super Regional)
Field size	Left Field: 330 ft ; Center Field: 404 ft ; Right Field: 330 ft
Surface	FieldTurf
Scoreboard	22x48 LED
Construction
Opened	1988
Renovated	1994, 2001, 2009, 2012, 2016
Expanded	1996
Architect	MWM Architects (renovation)
Structural engineer	Henderson Rodgers (renovation)
General contractor	Lee Lewis Construction (renovation)
Tenants
	Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball (NCAA); (1988–present); Lubbock Crickets (CBL) (1995–1998)

Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park, nicknamed "The Law", is the home stadium of the Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball team in Lubbock, Texas. It is located on the Texas Tech University campus, adjacent to Jones AT&T Stadium and Fuller Track.^[1] Dan Law Field was rated as one of the top three places to watch a college baseball game by Sports Illustrated On Campus.^[2]

Name and capacity[edit]

From 1988 through 2011, the ballpark was named Dan Law Field after Alabama native, Lubbock businessman, and former Texas Tech baseball player Dan Law (1932–2019),^[3] who was instrumental in the renovation of the stadium.^[4] Law played for the Red Raider football team from 1955 to 1956 and baseball from 1956 to 1957.^[5] Since the 2012 season, the ballpark has been known as Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park. An anonymous donor to the 2012 renovation requested the field be named after Rip Griffin, a long-time supporter of Red Raider baseball and Texas Tech athletics.^[6] The ballpark has a permanent seating capacity of 4,368. Renovated in 1996 and 2001, the stadium underwent another upgrade in 2007 and its latest in 2012.^[7]

In 2015, the Red Raiders ranked 13th among Division I baseball programs in attendance, averaging 3,665 per home game.^[8] A record attendance of 4,898 was set on June 12, 2016, when Texas Tech hosted East Carolina University in the Lubbock Super Regional matchup.

Usage[edit]

Texas Tech Red Raiders[edit]

Lubbock Crickets[edit]

Tournaments[edit]

NCAA Division I baseball tournament Regional: 1996, 1997, 1999, 2016, 2017, 2018
NCAA Division I baseball tournament Super Regional: 2014, 2016, 2018
NJCAA Division I Southwestern District Baseball Tournament: 2011, 2012, 2014–2017
SWC tournament: 1996

References[edit]

^ Pirates invade The Law, Raiders seek justice - Sports^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "2008 Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas Tech Athletics. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
^ "Dan Law obituary". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
^ "Texas Tech Hall of Honor". Texas Tech Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on 2009-03-21. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
^ "Hall of Honor". Texas Tech Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on 2008-07-06. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
^ "Stadium Name Approved: Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park - Texas Tech Red Raiders Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
^ Tech baseball begins fall practice at Lubbock Christian – Sports^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Cutler, Tami. "2014 Division I Baseball Attendance - Final Report" (PDF). Sportswriters.net. NCBWA. Retrieved March 3, 2014.

External links[edit]

Texas Tech baseball - Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park

33°35′19″N 101°52′36″W / 33.58861°N 101.87667°W / 33.58861; -101.87667

[1] Pirates invade The Law, Raiders seek justice - Sports^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "2008 Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas Tech Athletics. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2008-07-09.

[3] "Dan Law obituary". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.

[4] "Texas Tech Hall of Honor". Texas Tech Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on 2009-03-21. Retrieved 2009-04-17.

[5] "Hall of Honor". Texas Tech Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on 2008-07-06. Retrieved 2009-04-17.

[6] "Stadium Name Approved: Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park - Texas Tech Red Raiders Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2011-10-15.

[7] Tech baseball begins fall practice at Lubbock Christian – Sports^{[permanent dead link]}

[14att-8] Cutler, Tami. "2014 Division I Baseball Attendance - Final Report" (PDF). Sportswriters.net. NCBWA. Retrieved March 3, 2014.

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v t e Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball
Venues	Tech Diamond Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park (1988–present)
People	Head coaches Players
Seasons	1926 1927 1928 1929 1930–1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
College World Series appearances in italics

v t e NCAA Division I college baseball venues in Texas
The American	Reckling Park (Rice) Roadrunner Field (UTSA)
Big 12	Baylor Ballpark (Baylor) Schroeder Park (Houston) Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park (Texas Tech) Lupton Stadium (TCU) UFCU Disch–Falk Field (Texas)
C-USA	Horner Ballpark (Dallas Baptist) Don Sanders Stadium (Sam Houston)
SBC	Bobcat Ballpark (Texas State)
SEC	Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park (Texas A&M)
SLC	Chapman Field - Primary venue (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi) Husky Field (Houston Christian) Sullivan Field (Incarnate Word) Vincent–Beck Stadium (Lamar) Whataburger Field - Secondary venue (Texas A&M–Corpus Christi)
SWAC	MacGregor Park (Texas Southern) John W. Tankersley Field (Prairie View A&M)
WAC	Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex (Tarleton) Clay Gould Ballpark (UT Arlington) Crutcher Scott Field (Abilene Christian) Jaycees Field (Stephen F. Austin) UTRGV Baseball Stadium (UTRGV)