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ABOUT JIM FROST STADIUM
Jim Frost Stadium is the dream of Jim Frost, owner of Frost Cutlery, who had a passion for helping the youth in Chattanooga. Construction on the stadium and centerpiece of Warner Park began during the summer of 1997. UTC opened its two million-plus dollar home on April 20, 1998, against Southeastern Conference foe Tennessee, drawing a standing-room-only crowd of 3,521.

The 1,500 seat stadium includes 1st-base, 3rd-base and outfield bleachers and an additional 800 chairback seats behind home plate. Amenities included are concession stands, restrooms, a glass-enclosed press box, two sky boxes, climate controlled locker rooms connected to the dugouts, batting cages and bullpens.

The officially-listed 3,500 capacity total ranks 3rd among all NCAA Division I softball facilities in the country as of January 2021. The Chattanooga Mocs annually rank among the nation's leader in average attendance including a top 25 ranking following the shortened 2020 season.

In the fall of 2009, the playing field was given a makeover when the President of AstroTurf, located in nearby Dalton, Ga., Brian Peoples and his family donated its GameDay Grass 3D artificial turf for the apron of the field from first to third base. The Power-"C" logo is etched into the turf down each line in foul territory and a Frost Stadium logo is behind home plate. The Mocs now have one of the best playing fields in the nation.

The stadium was built to NCAA fastpitch specifications and is nestled in the confines of Warner Park, just yards away from the UTC softball indoor practice facility.

For many years, Chattanooga has been recognized as the "capital" of girls' fast-pitch softball in the Eastern United States. Originally named the Stadium of 1,000 Dreams, Jim Frost Stadium was created as a place to showcase talents of thousands of young women who dream of softball glory.

Frost has been involved with softball and baseball since his children began playing the sports and has coached in over 1,500 youth sporting events in his lifetime. When traveling with his teams and coaching around the country, Frost saw beautiful stadiums that benefited other communities, and he wanted the same for Chattanooga and the for the UTC softball program.

The stadium has already brought bigger and better tournaments to Chattanooga and continues to raise UTC to national prominence. The Mocs have hosted #1 UCLA and many teams from the SEC and Big 10.

Since opening in 1998, Frost Stadium has hosted the Southern Conference Softball Championship 11 times including 1998, 2001-2004, 2006-2007, 2009-2010, 2015, 2017 and 2019. Chattanooga captured the conference title in its home stadium during eight of the 11 tries. It also was in the spotlight for the 2001 and 2001 SEC Softball Championship.

The United States national team played an exhibition game at Frost Stadium in June 2000 and had planned to return on April 7, 2020 in preparation of the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo, Japan. The 2020 event had sold 100% of the allotted tickets to reach sold-out capacity before the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic forced a cancellation.