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{{short description|Baseball park at the University of Louisville}}
{{Infobox stadium
| image             = [[File:Jim Patterson Stadium, front entrance.jpg|280px|Front entrance to Jim Patterson Stadium]]
| caption           = 
| stadium_name      = Jim Patterson Stadium
| location          = [[Louisville, Kentucky]]
| coordinates       = {{coord|38.20524|N|85.76271|W|source:placeopedia|display=inline, title}}
| broke_ground      = August 2004
| opened            = April 2005
| renovated         = 2013
| owner             = [[University of Louisville]]
| operator          = [[University of Louisville]]
| surface           = [[FieldTurf]]
| construction_cost = $8,500,000 [[United States dollar|USD]]
| architect         = 
| tenants           = [[Louisville Cardinals baseball|Louisville Cardinals]]
| dimensions        = Left Field - 330'<br> Left Center - 375' <br> Center Field - 402' <br> Right Center - 377' <br> Right Field - 330'
| seating_capacity  = 6,000
| record_attendance      = 6,237<br>(vs. [[2017 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team|Kentucky]]; June 10, [[2017 Louisville Cardinals baseball team|2017]])
}}
'''Jim Patterson Stadium''' is a [[baseball]] [[stadium]] in [[Louisville, Kentucky]].  It is the home field of the [[University of Louisville]] [[Louisville Cardinals|Cardinals]] [[college baseball]] team. Since opening in 2005, Jim Patterson Stadium has hosted nine NCAA regionals and six NCAA Super Regionals. 

In 2007, it hosted the [[2007 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Super Regionals]] for the first time in program history, where the Cardinals defeated [[Oklahoma State]] two games to one to advance to the [[College World Series]] in [[Omaha]], [[Nebraska]]. It hosted an NCAA regional ever year from [[2013 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament|2013]] to [[2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament|2017]]. <ref name=23LouisvilleMG>{{cite web |title=2024 Louisville Baseball Media Guide |url=https://gocards.com/sports/2024/1/2/2024-baseball-media-center |website=gocards.com |access-date=2 June 2024}}</ref>

In [[2016 Louisville Cardinals baseball team|2016]], the Cardinals ranked 27th among [[List of NCAA Division I baseball programs|Division I baseball programs]] in attendance, averaging 2,606 per home game.<ref name=13att>{{cite web|last=Cutler |first=Tami |title=2013 Division I Baseball Attendance - Final Report |url=http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2013/attendance130611.pdf |work=Sportswriters.net |publisher=NCBWA |access-date=July 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728065411/http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2013/attendance130611.pdf |archive-date=July 28, 2014 |date=June 11, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Game at Jim Patterson Stadium.jpg|thumb|left|280px|A game in 2005]]
The stadium was built on a former "brown field" site which had been abandoned for over 20 years. The site was split in half when Central Avenue was built through the area, with the original brick office building for the company remaining intact on the north side of the road and the remaining sections bulldozed. The office was refurbished and is now home to the Jewish Hospital Sports Medicine clinic, which was relocated from downtown. There is additional leasable space in the building which  features the University of Louisville Family Medicine Clinic, a 24-hour non-emergency medical clinic that is featured by the university's student health insurance. 

The project to build the stadium was simultaneous with the redevelopment of the southern half of the property on the other side of Central Avenue into a {{convert|130000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} shopping center, with a UofL themed [[Kroger]] store as its anchor. All of the site is owned by Faulkner Hinton & Associates, including the stadium itself. UofL currently holds a 99-year lease on the stadium site.

At its opening, the stadium had 1,500 chairback seats, with several knolls along the outfield wall which seat an additional 1,000 people. The stadium opened in 2005 and is named after former Louisville baseball player and founder of [[Long John Silver's]] and [[Rally's]], Jim Patterson. Patterson donated $5 million of the complex's $10 million cost.

The stadium went through a renovation in 2013 that added another 1,500 chairback seats, which brought the total capacity to 4,000.  As part of the renovations, terraces were added behind the seating areas, and the [[press box]] and visiting [[locker room]]s were improved.<ref>{{cite web|title=U of L Baseball Stadium to Expand|url=http://www.wdrb.com/story/18260129/u-of-l-baseball-stadium-to-expand|work=WDRB.com|publisher=WDRB News|access-date=May 30, 2012|date=May 21, 2012}}</ref>

Before the start of the 2023 season, upgrades were completed to the entryway and concourse of the stadium.<ref name="23LouisvilleMG"/>

=== Attendance Records ===
The single-game attendance record of 6,237 spectators was set on June 10, 2017, when Louisville defeated [[Kentucky Wildcats baseball|Kentucky]] 6–2. <ref name="23LouisvilleMG"/>

The following is a list of the ten highest single-game attendance figures in the venue's history, as of the 2024 season.
{|border="1" cellpadding="5"
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisville Cardinals|color=#AD0000}}; color:white;"|No.
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisville Cardinals|color=#AD0000}}; color:white;"|Opponent
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisville Cardinals|color=#AD0000}}; color:white;"|Date
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisville Cardinals|color=#AD0000}}; color:white;"|Attendance
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisville Cardinals|color=#AD0000}}; color:white;"|Event
|-
|1.
|[[Kentucky Wildcats baseball|Kentucky]]
|June 10, 2017
|6,237
|[[2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Super Regional]]
|-
|2.
|Kentucky
|June 9, 2017
|6,235
|[[2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Super Regional]]
|-
|3.
|Kentucky
|April 4, 2017
|6,210
|[[2017 Louisville Cardinals baseball team|Regular Season]]
|-
|4.
|[[Florida State Seminoles baseball|Florida State]]
|May 8, 2015
|6,138
|[[2015 Louisville Cardinals baseball team|Regular Season]]
|-
|5.
|[[Miami Hurricanes baseball|Miami]]
|June 7, 2025
|6,066
|[[2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Super Regional]]
|-
|6.
|[[Miami Hurricanes baseball|Miami]]
|June 8, 2025
|6,046
|[[2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Super Regional]]
|-
|7.
|[[Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball|Cal State Fullerton]]
|June 8, 2015
|6,010
|[[2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Super Regional]]
|-
|8.
|[[Kennesaw State Owls baseball|Kennesaw State]]
|June 7, 2014
|6,007
|[[2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Super Regional]]
|-
|9.
|[[Miami Hurricanes baseball|Miami]]
|June 6, 2025
|5,776
|[[2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Super Regional]]
|-
|10.
|Kennesaw State
|June 6, 2014
|5,351
|[[2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Super Regional]]
|-
|}

==Pictures==
<gallery>
Image:Jim Patterson Stadium and Jewish Hospital Sports Medicine Complex.jpg| Jewish Hospital's "L" Care Sports Medicine Center at Patterson Stadium 
File:Jim Patterson Stadium, brick from Parkway Field.jpg| The beams of Patterson Stadium are made of brick from historic [[Parkway Field]]
File:Jim Patterson Stadium, batter's box.jpg| Patterson Stadium's batter's box, viewed from behind the protective netting
File:Jim Patterson Stadium, 3rd Street view.jpg|Patterson Stadium viewed from 3rd Street
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[List of NCAA Division I baseball venues]]
* [[List of attractions and events in the Louisville metropolitan area]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Louisville Cardinals baseball navbox}}
{{University of Louisville}}
{{Atlantic Coast Conference baseball venue navbox}}
{{Kentucky NCAA Division I college baseball venue navbox}}

[[Category:College baseball venues in the United States]]
[[Category:Louisville Cardinals baseball]]
[[Category:Baseball venues in Louisville, Kentucky]]
[[Category:2005 establishments in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 2005]]