Jane Sanders Stadium
06/21/11 | Softball
Oregon's Jane Sanders Stadium
About Jane Sanders Stadium
Jane Sanders Stadium at a Glance
- 1677 University St. Eugene, OR
- Seating Capacity: 1,500
- Opened: March 24, 2016
- Named in Honor of: Jane Sanders
The Ducks started tearing down Howe Field on Tuesday, May 26, and constructed new Jane Sanders Stadium in its place, spurred on by $16 million in gifts from UO alum Bob Sanders in honor of his late wife. Oregon broke ground on the new stadium in a ceremony on June 4, 2015.
Bob and Jane met at the UO, where Bob, class of 1951, was a fullback on the football team and Jane, class of 1950, was a cheerleader. Bob and Jane Sanders enjoyed great success in the lumber industry, with businesses in California, Oregon and Washington.
The stadium will be ready for the Ducks' first home Pac-12 series in March 2016. In addition to Sanders' $16 million gift, former softball head coach and UO administrator Becky Sisley announced a matching gift challenge for the stadium fund on May 1. Sisley matched all other donations, up to $200,000, for the stadium project until Oct. 1.
Jane Sanders Stadium features 1,500 permanent seats with room to add up to 1,000 more seats with outfield bleachers for postseason games. In Oregon's final game at Howe Field, against NC State on May 23, a record 2,061 fans packed the old stadium. Oregon averaged 1,198 fans per home game in 2015.
A team meeting room, locker room, film room, training room and other amenities will be built under the concourse while an indoor practice center with batting cages, pitching lanes and an infield will be constructed down the third base line. The field with be artificial turf with a real dirt infield. For fans, a roof will cover more than 500 seats behind home plate and a state-of-the-art videoboard will be installed, in addition to all the modern restroom and concession facilities Howe Field lacked.
Howe Field was originally built in 1936 as the home of Oregon baseball and was converted to a softball stadium in 1987.
SRG is the architect and Howard S. Wright is the general contractor.
Gameday Information
PROHIBITED in Jane Sanders Stadium
No alcohol is permitted in the stadium.
The University of Oregon is now a Smoke & Tobacco Free University. In accordance with this new policy, smoking is not permitted in or around Jane Sanders Stadium. This includes vaping.
Open umbrellas will not be permitted in the seating area, aisles, or on the concourse.
Glass or metal containers, vacuum bottles or other similar insulated containers (thermos-type containers) are not allowed in Jane Sanders Stadium.
Open plastic beverage containers will be permitted, but they must be empty upon entry into the stadium.
Factory sealed plastic bottled water or plastic bottled soda containers will be permitted.
Weapons, fireworks, laser pointers, explosives or munitions are not permitted inside the stadium.
Patrons agree as a condition of the ticket license to allow inspection of any articles capable of concealing these prohibited items. If they refuse the inspection, patrons will not be allowed to enter the stadium and may go to the box office for a refund.
The throwing of balls, frisbees, balls, or other such objects is not allowed inside the stadium.
Due to space constraints in the seating area and the concourse, large coolers will not be allowed into the stadium.
Pop-Up tents will not be allowed into the stadium.
No artificial noise makers.
Service animals, as defined under the ADA, and service animals in training are permitted in the stadium. Upon entry, event staff may ask what work or task the animal has been trained to perform.
Chairbacks will be allowed in the GA seating area; however, they must be restricted to 18 inches or less.
Full-size chairs will not be allowed in the stadium. Companion chairs will be supplied by the Athletic Department in the ADA seating area upon request.
Accessibility Services
Accessible seats are available both on the concourse, and at field level. Season ticket holders can exchange their seat(s) for accessible seats, based upon availability. Exchanges can be done the day of the game, or in advance.
Entrance
The main entrance will be behind home plate. An auxiliary entrance is located on 18th street for customers who have tickets for the general admission bleachers.
Gates
The perimeter gates will open one hour prior to first pitch.
Lost & Found
During game day, lost & found is located at the marketing table near the main entrance. The first business day after the game, valuables are taken to Parking & Transportation (541-346-5444 - 1401 Walnut St Eugene, OR 97403). Non-valuables (clothing, blankets, etc) are held at the Athletic Department and kept for one month. Contact the Athletic Department at 541-346-5293.
Lost, Stolen, Destroyed Tickets
There is a $5 per ticket charge for all duplicate requests, including Print-at-Home tickets. Duck Athletic Fund members will be permitted to receive two sets of duplicates without being charged (limit of 4 total tickets). We reserve the right to refuse this service to anyone that is found abusing this policy.
Rainout Policy
If a game is canceled, season tickets holders will receive a credit for that game ticket(s).The credit can either be used for single game tickets, subject to availability, for the current season, otherwise it will be applied to their next year's softball season tickets. No refunds will be given.
Re-Entry
Re-entry is allowed with a valid ticket and accompanying hand stamp.
Seating
The main seating bowl of Jane Sanders Stadium is all reserved seating. You have a specific seat location for each game. The only general admission seating is located in the outfield bleachers.
Students
Students are allowed free entry into the GA seating areas with a valid UO Student ID.
Ticket Office Hours
The ticket office at Jane Sanders Stadium will open 90 minutes prior to first pitch, and close at approximately the end of the 4th inning.
Ticket Forwarding
If you are unable to attend any games this season, we want to make sure that someone is able to enjoy the game. Season ticket holders will be able to take advantage of our Ticket Forwarding benefit, and email their tickets for FREE to anyone with a valid email address. More information can be found here.
Directions to Jane Sanders Stadium
From I-5 North
- Take exit 194B to merge onto I-105 W/OR-126 W toward Eugene
- Take exit 2 for Coburg Rd toward Downtown
- Keep left at the fork, follow signs for University of Oregon and merge onto Coburg Rd
- Keep left at the fork, follow signs for OR-99 S/University of Oregon/8th Ave
- Keep left at the fork, follow signs for OR-126 BUS and merge onto OR-126 BUS E/OR-99 S/Coburg Rd Continue to follow OR-126 BUS E/OR-99 S
- Turn right onto Agate St
- Turn right onto E 18th Ave
- Turn right onto University St Destination will be on the right
From I-5 South
- Take the exit toward E 30th Ave
- Turn left onto E 30th Ave
- Turn right onto Hilyard St
- Turn right onto E 18th Ave
- Turn left onto University St Destination will be on the right
Parking
Parking is available next to the venue, with metered restrictions in effect Monday-Saturday, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., and some 24-hour restricted spots in posted areas nearby.
