THE NEW PALACE OF COLLEGE BASEBALL
APPROACHING FROM THE EAST, VISITORS DON’T SEE DUDY NOBLE FIELD UNTIL THEY ARE UPON IT. IT RISES FROM THE MISSISSIPPI STATE CAMPUS LIKE A CATHEDRAL, RESPLENDENT IN ITS GRANDEUR.
Visitors approaching from the west see it in its rightful place in the Starkville skyline along with Davis Wade Stadium, where the football team plays, and Humphrey Coliseum, the basketball arena.
No matter what direction visitors come to it, Dudy Noble Field is striking. The $68 million rebuild of one of college baseball’s iconic venues was completed this year and produced the sport’s best venue. The right field entrance opens on to the Adkerson Plaza and a beautiful view of the field. The home plate entrance is adorned by statues depicting Will Clark and Rafael Palmeiro, Thunder and Lightning. The stadium’s two decks topped by a row of suites keep the fans on top of the action. The Left Field Lounge remains filled with tailgaters stretching from foul pole to foul pole, partying beyond the outfield fence as they have for the last 50 years. And rising above the Lounge is the high rise of the Left Field Lofts, a condo
