Athletic Facilities

The Samford University athletics program has risen to regional and national recognition through its commitment to athletic and academic excellence . Samford student-athletes have achieved much on the playing fields and in the classroom .

Paralleling the competitive success of the program, Samford’s athletics facilities also continue to develop .

The newest addition to Samford’s athletics facilities is the new state-of-the-art video board in Seibert Stadium installed by the first home game of the 2019 season, which was Phase I of the stadium’s renovation project . Phase II, which is scheduled to be completed prior to the 2021 season, includes a complete renovation of the Bashinsky Press Tower, new premium seating on the west side of the stadium and renovations to the east side Gate House .

At the Samford Track and Soccer Stadium, a new video board was added prior to the start of the 2021 soccer season .

Also, the Samford Softball Field opened in spring 2013 . The J .T . Haywood Field House, which houses an indoor hitting facility, as well as locker rooms and meeting rooms for both baseball and softball, was officially opened in fall 2013 .

The Samford Track and Soccer Stadium opened in spring 2011 . The 1,200-seat facility opened by hosting the 2011 Southern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships .

The facility includes locker rooms, a ticket office, a high-tech press box, a nine-lane track and a regulation soccer field .

The Sullivan-Cooney Family Field House for football opened in August 2009 . It includes coaches’ offices, meeting rooms, a locker room, weight room, training room, equipment room and players’ lounge . The facility was renamed the Sullivan-Cooney Family Field House in the fall of 2014 to honor former Head Coach Pat Sullivan and his family .

The convocation/arena/fitness complex, Pete Hanna Center, was completed in fall 2007 . The center provides outstanding playing facilities for volleyball, and men’s and women’s basketball in a 5,000-seat center, a fitness/wellness complex for the entire student body, and state-of-the-art training facilities for Samford’s varsity sports . Also included in the facility are offices, meeting space and support facilities for coaches and athletics administration .

The facility is adjacent to Bashinsky Field House and can be expanded up to 6,000 seats for commencement and other major nonathletics events .

The Pat M . Courington Tennis Pavilion was completed in 2006 with three indoor courts, a support facility for locker rooms, offices and restrooms . Samford’s Tennis Center also includes the Darwin C . Hardison Courts, featuring six outdoor NCAA courts .

All-weather field turf was installed at Seibert Stadium in the summer of 2005 .

Facilities in Seibert Hall have been renovated to accommodate academic programs and student recreation activities .

Joe Lee Griffin Field, home of the Samford Bulldogs baseball team, was remodeled in 2000 to include offices, locker rooms and other support services in a facility that complements the Georgian-Colonial architecture found throughout the Samford campus . The Carl E . Miller Press Box was added in 2009 .

Bulldog Spirit Plaza, dedicated during 2005 Homecoming weekend, is the focal point of the area connecting Seibert Stadium, Joe Lee Griffin Field, Bashinsky Field House and Pete Hanna Center . Organized by the Class of 2003, the landscaped plaza includes a bas relief of the Bulldog mascot and more than 100 bricks honoring Samford alumni, students, parents, employees, former athletes and friends of the university as a celebration of Samford’s more than 125 years of intercollegiate athletics competition .

The athletics department is building its capital campaign efforts to raise funds to further assure Samford athletes of the finest playing facilities possible .