BATON ROUGE — LSU is taking applications through May 31 for new baseball season tickets in the New Alex Box Stadium, set to open in 2009, at LSUsports.net.
All applicants will be placed on a waiting list and will have an opportunity to purchase new season tickets based on LSU Priority Point ranking as of May 31. New applicants will be contacted in July and only after existing season ticket holders have had an opportunity to reserve seats in the new stadium.
New applicants may only place their name on a waiting list at this time. The cost of registering for the waiting list is $10. When contacted by the ticket office for seat placement, new applicants may apply for tickets in any area of Alex Box Stadium based on availability.
Seating in the New Alex Box Stadium will be divided into three sections: Premium Seating, Grandstand Seating and Bleacher Seating.
Premium Seating includes Purple Home Plate directly behind home plate, Purple Dugout directly behind the two dugouts and Gold Field Box immediately next to each dugout at field level. Purple Home Plate seats require an annual $2,000 Tradition Fund donation per seat plus the cost of the ticket at $350 each. Purple Dugout seats require an annual $1,500 Tradition Fund donation per seat plus the cost of the ticket at $350 each. Gold Field Box seats require an annual $350 Tradition Fund donation plus the cost of the ticket at $315 each. Purple Home Plate and Purple Dugout seats will have access to The Champions Club located beneath the stadium grandstand.
Grandstand Seating includes Gold Grandstand behind home plate and Green Grandstand behind the dugouts. Gold Grandstand seats require an annual $200 Tradition Fund donation per seat plus the cost of the ticket at $315 each. Green Grandstand seats require an annual $100 Tradition Fund donation plus the cost of the ticket at $280 each.
Bleacher Seating includes Outfield Bleacher Prime, Outfield Bleacher Regular and Home Run Bleachers. Outfield Bleacher Prime seats, located closest to the infield down the foul lines, and Home Run Bleachers, located behind the left field fence, require an annual $50 Tradition Fund donation plus the cost of the ticket at $210 each. Outfield Bleacher Regular seats, located near the foul poles down the right and left field lines, require only the cost of the ticket at $210.