MIKE D. LANE FIELD & UNA BASEBALL FACILITIES

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On March 11, 2008, the home of the University of North Alabama baseball team got a new name as the facility, long known as University Field, was renamed Mike D. Lane Field in honor of the Lions’ longtime baseball coach.

Lane, who later retired following the 2008 season, guided UNA to 25 straight winning seasons, won 908 games at UNA and averaged 36 wins per year from 1984 to 2008.
A huge part of UNA’s overall success under Lane was built on a tremendous home field advantage. The Lions had a 571-156-4 record at home under Lane for a 78 percent winning percentage. In Lane’s 25 years at the school, UNA won 20 or more home games 20 times, including the last eight years in a row.

The most recent renovation to the stadium, which was completed midway through the 2008 season, included new grandstands, ticket booth, restrooms and entrance way.
In 1999 the Lions won both the Gulf South Conference and NCAA Division II South Central Regional Tournament championships on their home field and went 32-5 at home.

Those impressive records at home were crucial in Lane’s ability to turn the Lions’ program into one of the most consistent winners in the country.

The Lions participated in the NCAA playoffs ten times under Lane.

In 1989, UNA hosted its first NCAA baseball event and drew record crowds to University Field to watch three Gulf South Conference schools - UNA, Jacksonville State and Delta State - battle for the regional crown . In 1995 UNA hosted its second regional, which was again an All-GSC affair with UNA, Delta State and Valdosta State, and in 1997 UNA hosted Elon and Central Oklahoma in the South Central Regional. In 1999 UNA hosted its fourth regional that included Alabama-Huntsville, Delta State and Southeastern Oklahoma State.

UNA struggled to go 11-7 at home in 1984 but won the first GSC baseball championship in school history on the field with a sweep of Mississippi College in the championship round.

That record has been followed by numerous impressive marks, including 20 seasons with 20 or more home wins.

Night baseball also began at University Field in 1990, and UNA went 9-1 in home night games that season, including a 6-2 win over Division I power Middle Tennessee State in the dedication game on April 5.

The Lions also have a full tarp which has prevented several rain-outs over the years, and the new ultra- modern scoreboard and expanded grand-stand have enhanced Lion games for the fans.

UNA baseball has come a long way in the last 25 seasons, and Mike D. Lane Field is a reflection of those changes.

It is now among the top facilities in Division II baseball.

View From Centerfield	Locker Room	Locker Room
Locker Room	Weight Room	Indoor Hitting Facility
Press Box / Reserved Seating	Scoreboard	Dugout w/ New Locker Room
New Locker Room