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LSU Tops in Baseball Attendance For 17th Straight Year
Posted: Jun 13, 2012 10:46 PM by LSU Sports Information
LSU is No. 1 in the final 2012 college baseball attendance rankings, marking the 17th straight season in which the Tigers have led the nation in total attendance.
LSU posted an NCAA-record total attendance figure of 472,391 in 44 games this season in Alex Box Stadium, including 38 regular-season games, three NCAA Regional games and three NCAA Super Regional contests.
The Tigers' total attendance mark was more than 200,000 greater than second-place Arkansas (269,433).
LSU is the only school in NCAA history to exceed 400,000 in baseball attendance. The Tigers also surpassed the 400,000 mark in 2010 with a total attendance figure of 404,916.
LSU was also No. 1 in average attendance for the 16th time in 17 years, recording a figure of 10,736 tickets sold per game.
LSU established a school single-game record for actual attendance last Sunday when 10,620 fans witnessed the Tigers' Super Regional contest versus Stony Brook.
LSU sold over 10,000 tickets for 37 of its 44 games in Alex Box Stadium this season.
2012 NCAA BASEBALL HOME ATTENDANCE
Team Avg. Attendance Dates
1. LSU 10,736 472,391 44
2. Arkansas 7,924 269,433 34
3. South Carolina 7,574 295,389 39
4. Ole Miss 7,471 239,099 32
5. Texas 6,337 158,428 25
6. Mississippi State 6,131 202,340 33
7. Florida State 4,583 174,180 38
8. Clemson 4,405 145,388 33
9. Texas A&M 4,369 187,901 43
10. Creighton 4,268 106,717 25
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