Baseball Among National Attendance Leaders
11/17/2005 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Nov. 17, 2005
A school-record total of 109,621 fans attended 36 games at Baylor Ballpark this season, more than 14,000 fans better than the previous school mark established in 2001. Baylor's average attendance of 3,045 ranked second in school history just behind the 2003 average of 3,057.
Baylor was the fourth-highest ranked Big 12 Conference school in both categories behind only
Opened in 1999, Baylor Ballpark is considered one of the nation's finest collegiate baseball facilities. In 2003, Baseball America ranked Baylor Ballpark as the nation's third-best college baseball stadium in a survey of coaches and media relations directors.
Baylor's highest rank in average attendance was in 2001 when the Bears were ninth with an average of 2,804. That average would have ranked 19th nationally in 2005, evidence of college baseball's popularity surge over the past few years.
2005 Division I Baseball Home Attendance Leaders
Total Attendance
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9. Tulane 39 145,084 3,720
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11. Rice 34 141,104 4,150
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13. Clemson 32 129,553 4,049
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16. Baylor 36 109,621 3,045
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18. Auburn 35 105,720 3,021
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Average Attendance
Team Dates Total Average
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10. Rice 34 141,104 4,150
11. Clemson 32 129,553 4,049
12. Tulane 39 145,084 3,720
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17. Baylor 36 109,621 3,045
18. Auburn 35 105,720 3,021
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