Snapshot: Whether it’s football or baseball, geaux try tailgating

More people might pop a tent in the fall, but spring is just as fun. This weekend was one of the best tailgating or sporting event experiences of my life, and the funny thing is I probably wouldn't have gone if it weren't for this Snapshot.


Even though people associate tailgating with football games, there are plenty of people that park their RVs and set up a grill for a game in Alex Box. The crowd for baseball is smaller, and the tailgaters are more laid-back, but it was still a good time. Fans drink, cook, listen to music and don the traditional purple and gold just like they do for football, but I would say it seems a little more family-oriented than football tailgating.


Like a lot of students, I tailgate for football games. But if you've never gone to a tailgate for baseball, I suggest you look into it for the Tigers' next season.


Tailgating was fun, but the thing that did it for me was the game. This weekend was the first time I had been to a game in the new Alex Box Stadium.  Whoever put that monster together knew what they were doing. It is a beautiful stadium that houses a great team. I got to see the
Tigers earn a spot at the College World Series in Omaha, and that was awesome.

Just a heads up though, there is a really small men's restroom behind section 216. It's tiny.


Did I mention the crowd in Alex Box set a record in attendance this weekend with 9,375 on Friday and 9,651 on Saturday? I know football has roughly 90,000 fans for most games and can make Richter scales jump, but it's the Tigers playing baseball — America's favorite pastime — so basically all of America should try to get seats in Alex Box whenever they can.

I seriously encourage everyone to add yourselves to that number. It's the Tiger sports experience, in brand new stadium with an amazing team.


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Contact Zac Lemoine at zlemoine@lsureveille.com