Home of the Arkansas Razorback softball team, Bogle Park is known as one of the most electric atmospheres in college softball. Bogle Park was recognized by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) as the 2022 Netting Professionals/NFCA DI Field of the Year.
The Razorbacks have ranked in the top-three nationally in total home attendance in back-to-back seasons and have finished in the top-five in national total attendance in each of their past five seasons at Bogle Park.
Bogle Park was the place to be in 2024, as a program-record 97,744 fans walked through the gates. All 10 of Bogle Park’s all-time top-10 single-game attendance marks were also set in 2024. Arkansas played in front of home crowds of 3,000+ in 21 of its 27 regular season games at Bogle Park.
At the time, the friendly confines of Bogle Park recorded the third-highest season attendance in NCAA softball history in 2023 (96,725). With a total capacity of 3,200, the Arkansas Razorback softball team and Bogle Park ranked second nationally in total attendance (96,725) and average attendance (2,845) in 2023. All 34 home games were played in front of crowds of 2,000+.
Bogle Park hosted the highest-attended SEC Softball Tournament in 2023, with 16,937 in the stands May 9-13, shattering Florida’s previous record of 13,201 in 2022.
Nine of the program’s top-10 highest attended games have happened in either 2022 and 2023. Each of the program’s top-10 highest attended games have occurred under head coach Courtney Deifel.
Between the 2022 and 2023 campaigns, Bogle Park drew crowds of 3,000+ 16 separate times.
Bogle Park was made possible thanks to the lead gift made by Bob and Marilyn Bogle and the Bogle family who have also made significant contributions to both the university and the athletic departments over the course of many years. An event celebrating the naming was held Friday, Oct. 26, 2009.
Bogle Park was designed by Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf and its lead architects, John Lindstaedt, Dan McCloskey, and Chad Lothamer. McClelland Consulting Engineers was the civil engineer for Bogle Park. The mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineers were TME Consulting Engineers, and the structural engineers were Engineering Consultants. Construction of the facility was handled by Nabholz Contruction’s Ozark division and would not have been possible without the many donors and partners of the project.
The playing surface is tended by a crew led by Austin Freeman.
In 2022, Bogle Park hosted the highest-attended Regional and Super Regional in the NCAA. Arkansas finished the 2022 season third in cumulative attendance (66,247) and fourth in average attendance (1,948) at home. Nine of the 10 highest-attended games in Bogle Park history were played in 2022 and Bogle Park sold out nine times.
One of Bogle Park’s most striking aspects is the dramatic entrance on the concourse level. Upon entry, fans see the field and then descend into the seating area, which is home to 1,200 chair-back seats. There is space for groups in the outfield Berm while six modern skyboxes overlook the field.
Top 10 Bogle Park Attendance Figures
Date | Opponent (Tournament) | Attendance | |
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1 | 5/4/24 | Ole MIss | 3,938 |
2 | 4/20/24 | Alabama | 3,900 |
3 | 4/6/24 | Missouri | 3,885 |
4 | 4/19/24 | Alabama | 3,839 |
5 | 4/21/24 | Alabama | 3,832 |
6 | 3/23/24 | Mississippi State | 3,811 |
7 | 5/3/24 | Ole Miss (DH) | 3592 |
8 | 2/24/24 | Illinois State/Wichita State | 3,549 |
9 | 3/24/24 | Missisippi State | 3,466 |
10 | 4/7/24 | Missouri | 3,457 |