Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond

Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond is the home stadium for the Division I (NCAA) McNeese State Cowgirls softball team. Located on the campus of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the stadium has a 1,200 seating capacity. Seating consists of partially covered bleacher seating. The stadium has field lighting, bullpens, dugouts, and a press box. An indoor training facility, the "H.I.T" or House of Indoor Training, located outside the right field fence, allows hitting practice in all weather conditions. A Daktronics electronic scoreboard includes a message board.^[4] The initial home game was played on March 14, 2003, against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles softball team.^[1][3]

LocationOn Hodges Street
north of E Sale Road
Lake Charles, Louisiana

Coordinates30°11′4.7″N 93°12′56.7″W

OwnerMcNeese State University

OperatorMcNeese State University

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Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond

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Location	On Hodges Street north of E Sale Road Lake Charles, Louisiana
Coordinates	30°11′4.7″N 93°12′56.7″W
Owner	McNeese State University
Operator	McNeese State University
Seating type	Bleacher seats
Capacity	1,200[1]
Surface	Turf
Scoreboard	Daktronics Electronic
Record attendance	1,228 April 3, 2018 vs LSU[2]
Field size	Left Field: 205 ft Center Field: 215 ft Right Field: 205 ft[1]
Construction
Built	2002–2003; 23 years ago (2003)
Opened	March 14, 2003[3][1]
Tenant
McNeese State Cowgirls softball (NCAA) (2003–Present)

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Adjacent to the stadium is the Hodges Street Fieldhouse, a 5,400 sq ft building opened on June 18, 2008, which services both the softball and soccer programs. The building houses coaches offices; separate locker rooms for soccer and softball; a shared training room; and a conference room.^[5]

The 2009, 2016, and 2018 Southland Conference softball tournaments were played at Cowgirl Diamond. In 2016 and 2018 the host McNeese Cowgirls won the tournament.^[6]