re: ULL fires Lotief

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There is no doubt in my mind that Coach Lotief was fired for calling out the Athletic Director and other Administration Officials for not funding ULL's softball program to anywhere remotely close to baseball.

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Often called the most beautiful and nostalgic field in the country by opposing teams who play on it, Lamson Park went through a $2.1 million renovation from 2009-11.

The renovation included a new mostly-covered grandstand between dugouts, three private luxury boxes and a 50-seat Stadium Club. There was also the addition of more seating beyond the outfield fence. All of these new seats bring the capacity of Lamson Park up to 2,790.

Also included in the renovations was a new press box with three broadcast booths, a larger and more functional locker room that includes a technology-driven meeting room and new scoreboard in right field that debuted in 2010.

In 2007, the UL Athletics Department oversaw the construction of the Leon Moncla Indoor Practice Facility. Equipped with an artificial playing surface and drop-down batting cages, it is located adjacent to the softball field.

A few other changes were made in 2006. The right field and left field foul lines were adorned by brick walls. Another major construction project involved new dugouts for both the Cajuns and the visiting team – adding to the new and improved look of the facility and providing the biggest square footage dugouts you will find in the country.

The batting cages down the right field line were expanded in 2006. The new design allowed the Ragin’ Cajuns access to six different cages at once and was able to accommodate several teams at once when Louisiana hosted a tournament.

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