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Since Mike Lane’s arrival at the University of North Alabama in 1983, Mike D. Lane Field has taken on an entirely different look, with overwhelming results.  Among the additions the UNA baseball program has seen are a new modern press-box, scoreboard, lights and grand stand - in addition to a vastly improved playing field.

And the home atmosphere of Mike D. Lane Field has in turn proved beneficial to the Lions’ play as UNA has won an incredible 78.9 percent of its games at home over the last 23 seasons. Since 1983-84, UNA has posted a 524-137-4 record at home, including a 25-5 record at University Field in 2006.

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.
The Lions have 20 or more home games in 18 of the last 21 seasons.

Those impressive records at home have been crucial in Lane’s ability to turn the Lions’ program into one of the most consistent winners in the country. UNA has won 847 games since Lane’s arrival for an average of 36 wins per season, and the Lions have participated in the NCAA playoffs in ten of the last 23 seasons.

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. Last season 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 17 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 24 seasons, and Mike D. Lane Field is a reflection of those changes.  It is now among the top facilities in Division II baseball.

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